GPN 05 Hagerstrand Curve

What does the Hägerstrand Curve help to demonstrate?

• How new ideas are adopted

• The speed of innovation

• Barriers to innovation

• All of the above.

In the Hägerstrand Curve, which group is most resistant to adopting new ideas?

• A) Innovators

• B) Early Adopters

• C) Late Majority

• D) Laggards

Fill in the blank: The Hägerstrand Curve is a method to demonstrate how new ideas are ________.

• Rejected

• Adopted

• Ignored

• Criticized

Fill in the blank: Innovators are often the first to adopt ________ technologies.

• New

• Unpopular

• Expensive

What is a potential consequence of not adopting new technologies according to the text?

• Increased innovation

• Economic stability

• Social ramifications

• Technological advancement.

Put the Hagerstrand phases in order

• Innovators

• Early majority

• Laggards

• Early adopters

• Late majority

Name for the first people to adopt an idea or technology (hint: I)

Name for last group to adopt a new idea or technology (hint: L)

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Likely to be early adopter

,

(b) Likely to be slow adopter

• Lack of dispoable income

• Highly educated

• High disposable income

• Highly localised consumption of media

• Youthful

• Limited education

• Highly globalised consumption of media

• Older adult

In which stage does the adoption of the idea or technology pass 50%?

• Innovators

• Early adopters

• Early majority

• Late majority