TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Technology Acquisition by Terrorist Groups: Threat Assessment Informed by Lessons from Private Sector Technology Adoption
JO  - Studies in conflict and terrorism
A1  - Jackson, Brian A.
SP  - 183
EP  - 213
VL  - 24
IS  - 3
N2  - Because of the importance of technology to the operations of modern terrorist groups, the factors that affect the technological sophistication of extreme organizations are of great interest. In this article, the process through which terrorist groups seek out and deploy new technology is examined by bringing to bear the deep literature that exists on technology adoption by commercial organizations. A framework is described that delineates not only the factors that influence a group's decision-making processes surrounding new technology but also the obstacles that stand in the way of the successful absorption and use of unfamiliar technologies by a terrorist organization. This framework, by taking a holistic view of the entire technology adoption process, sets out a methodology to both more reasonably predict the outcome of a group's technology-seeking efforts and to speculate about its future innovation efforts. Such a technology focused viewpoint provides a route to more fully inform risk assessment, especially with regard to the low probability
LA  - en
SN  - 1057-610X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10576100151130270
ID  - ref1
ER  -