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Diffusion of Innovation

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

The 4 main elements of Diffusion are:

a)

Innovation, Communication Channels, Social System, Observability

b)

Initiation, Communication Channels, Social System, Observability

c)

Innovation, Communication Channels, Social Systems, Time

d)

Innovation, Community Involvement, Social Services, Thyme

2.

In 'Diffusion of Innovations' Rogers describes five attributes of innovations which determine its rate of adoption in a system. Which of the following is NOT one of the attributes listed?

a)

Trialability

b)

Affordability

c)

Compatibility

d)

Observability

3.

What approach would work better When persuading people to adopt to an innovation?

a)

Innovation Oriented

b)

Client Oriented

4.

Which of the following ideal adopter type categories is most likely to deliberate for some time before completely adopting a new idea?

a)

Early Majority

b)

Lat Majority

c)

Innovators

d)

Laggards

5.

Which of the following ideal adopter type categories is most likely to be motivated by peer pressure to adopt?

a)

Innovator

b)

Early Majority

c)

Laggards

d)

Late Majority

6.

 _____ is the the degree to which two or more individuals who interact are similar in certain attributes

a)

Heterophily

b)

Homophily

c)

Hillybilly

d)

Phily

7.

What decrease rate of adoption?

a)

Relative Advantage

b)

Complexity

c)

Observability

d)

Trialability

8.

Process of innovation diffusion process

a)

Confirmation, knowledge, persuasion, decision, implementation

b)

Knowledge, Persuasion, Decision, Implementation, Confirmation

c)

Persuasion, Knowledge, Decision, Implementation, Confirmation

d)

Knowledge, Decision, Persuasion, Confirmation, Implementation

9.

Re-innovation is especially likely to occur at the __ stage

a)

Confirmation

b)

Decision

c)

Implementation

d)

Knowledge

10.

Identify the Innovation Decision type:

Decisions to adopt or reject an innovation that are made by relatively few individuals in a system who possess power, status, or technical

Expertise.

a)

Optional innovation-decisions

b)

Collective innovation-decisions

c)

Authority innovation-decisions

11.

TRUE OR FALSE?

A technology almost always represents a mixture of hardware and software.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

TRUE OR FALSE?

Diffusion only happen during spontaneous spread of new ideas.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

TRUE OR FALSE?

Technological innovations are always diffused and adopted rapidly when the innovation has obvious advantages.

a)

True

b)

False