A champion is defined as a management level person
who recognizes the usefulness of an idea to the
organization and leads authorities and resources for
innovation throughout its development and implementation
(Meyer, 2000). This factor has been more emphasized by
(Lee and Shim, 2007), studied the RFID innovation in the
hospital setting. They stated that the characteristic of
management who ultimately make the adoption decision is
more important than any other factor in the adoption
process. They found that presence of champions is the
critical factor affecting the adoption of RFID.