Diffusion of innovationsTraditions of research on diffusion; Culture, norms, and diffusion; The adoption process; Characteristics of the innovation; Adopter categories; Innovators as deviants: in step with a different drummer; Opinion leaders and the flow of ideas; The role of the change agent and the consequences of innovation; Predicting innovativeness; Toward a theory of the diffusion and adoption of innovations. |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Traditions of Research on Diffusion | 21 |
Culture Norms and Diffusion | 57 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Diffusion of innovations |
| Author | Everett M. Rogers |
| Publisher | Free Press of Glencoe, 1962 |
| Length | 367 pages |
| Subjects | › Diffusion of innovations Social change Technological innovations Technology & Engineering / Social Aspects |
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