The innovation journey of Wi-Fi : the road to global success / by Lemstra, W. (Wolter), editor, Hayes, Vic, editor, Groenewegen, John, 1949-, editor

“…It also singles out and explains the significance of the initiative by Steve Jobs at Apple to include Wireless-LAN in the iBook, which moved the product from the early adopters to the mass market. The book explains these developments through first-hand accounts by industry practitioners and concludes with reflections and…”

Early mover advantage in Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil certification: a panel evidence of plantation companies by Tey, Yeong Sheng, Brindal, Mark, Darham, Suryani, Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi, Djama, Marcel

“…It is unclear whether early adopters achieve better financial performance than those who lag in adopting. …”
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Low carbon innovations for mobility, food, homes and energy: A synthesis of consumer attributes by Pettifor, H, Wilson, C

“…Appealing attributes of low carbon innovations accelerate their diffusion out of early-adopting segments into the mass market [1,2]bib1. …”

Measuring Customer Equity in Noncontractual Settings Using a Diffusion Model: An Empirical Study of Mobile Payments Aggregator by Wei Xue, Yinglu Sun, Subir Bandyopadhyay, Dong Cheng

“…Based on the Bass model and Rogers’ theory of innovation diffusion, we calculated CE and CESR for five segments, namely innovators, early adopters, early majorities, late majorities, and laggards. …”
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Changing Fertilizer Management Practices in Sugarcane Production: Cane Grower Survey Insights by Syezlin Hasan, James C. R. Smart, Rachel Hay, Sharyn Rundle-Thiele

“…Similar drivers acted to promote or delay early adoption of improved practice. Results demonstrate the influence of government-funded services to support practice change.…”
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Digital maintenance and the functional blocks for sustainable asset maintenance service – A case study by Bishal Raj Karki, Saru Basnet, Jinhua Xiang, Julian Montoya, Jari Porras

“…Metso Outotec being one of the early adopters of digital maintenance, their Connected Service is studied as a case study from a practical perspective for this research. …”
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Consumer uptake of digital low-carbon innovations by Wilson, C, Andrews, B, Vrain, E

“…We also find that early adopters are more exposed to inter-personal information flows (i.e., social influence), use social media more intensively, and perceive the innovations to offer higher relative advantage over current practices, be easy to use, be more compatible both with their values and their lifestyles. …”

Factors contributing to drone adoption in Malaysian construction industry by Ayob, Idarahayu

“…Furthermore this research also indicates that the actual users of drone have the traits of early adopters and visionary leaders are a major pull factor in adoption of new technology. …”
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The spread of technological innovations: effects of psychology, culture and policy interventions by Denis Tverskoi, Sudarsanam Babu, Sergey Gavrilets

“…We investigate both transient dynamics and long-term equilibria observed in our model. We show that early adopters are usually individuals who are characterized by low cognitive dissonance and low conformity with peers but are sensitive to the effort of an external authority promoting the innovation. …”
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Entomopathogenic Nematodes: Root Weevil Management Tool by Larry Duncan

“… Citrus growers are recognized as early adopters of practices that enhance the biological control of arthropod pests. …”
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A Cubic Framework for the Chief Data Officer: Succeeding in a World of Big Data by Lee, Yang, Madnick, Stuart E., Wang, Richard Y., Wang, Forea, Zhang, Hongyun

“…We illustrate the framework with examples from early adopters of the CDO role and provide recommendations to help organizations assess and strategize the establishment of their own CDOs.…”
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A Cubic Framework for the Chief Data Officer (CDO): Succeeding in a World of Big Data by Lee, Yang, Madnick, Stuart E., Wang, Richard Y., Wang, Forea, Zhang, Hongyun

“…We illustrate the framework with examples from early adopters of the CDO role and provide recommendations to help organizations assess and strategize the establishment of their own CDOs.…”
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Adoption & uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) in Singapore by Tei, Cleavon Hao Wei

“…Several recommendations are such as enhancing of Early Adoption Incentive (EEAI) and restructuring of the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) are explored.…”
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Diffusion, convergence and influence of pharmaceutical innovations: a comparative study of Chinese and U.S. patents by Qiaolei Jiang, Chunjuan Luan

“…Results Convergence innovations were identified, with the advantage and influence of U.S. patents shown in a variety of areas, and their Chinese counterparts were concentrated in traditional Chinese medicine. Early adopters of Chinese patents were mainly universities within the national sector, while early adopters of U.S. patents were academic institutions and large international pharmaceutical corporations of balanced quantity, contributing a higher degree of technology convergence. …”
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The Encyclopedia of Female Pioneers in Online Learning, 2023. by Diane P. Janes

“…Susan Bainbridge and Norine Wark is an overview of the work and experiences of 30 women - early adopters of online (OL) and distance education (DE) in their countries (although even they struggle with what to call their focus of study and practice, as discussed in Chapter 32). …”
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The reimbursement process in three national healthcare systems: variation in time to reimbursement of pembrolizumab for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer by Sarah Sharman Moser, Frank Tanser, Nava Siegelmann-Danieli, Lior Apter, Gabriel Chodick, Josie Solomon

“…Comparing the reimbursement process between different countries can highlight the challenges facing their health systems in early adoption of new treatments.…”
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Inventory Reduction in the Japanese Automotive Sector, 1965-1991 by Lieberman, Marvin B., Demeester, Lieven, Rivas, Ronald

“…Companies affiliated with Toyota were the early adopters but were followed very quickly by others in Japan. …”
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Semantic grid and sensor grid: Insights into the e-Research ecosystem by De Roure, D

“…Scientific researchers have often been the early adopters and co-creators of new technology. Through programmes like e-Science and cyberinfrastructure, the last decade has seen many emerging technologies harnessed for application in a range of research disciplines. …”

Rural Households’ Behaviour towards Modern Energy Technology Adoption Choices in East Gojjam Zone of Ethiopia: A Multivariate Probit Regression Analysis by Fasika Chekol, Mengistie Giera, Bizuayehu Alemu, Molla Dessie, Yirsie Alemayehu, Yeshiwas Ewuinetu

“…Besides this, the estimated MVP for improved cook stoves is positively influenced by livestock holding, income, extension contact, distance to biomass sources, awareness, training access, and early adopters. In contrast, education level, household size, agricultural experience, land size, access to credit, and distance to market all have a negative influence. …”
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UV-chlorine advanced oxidation for potable water reuse: A review of the current state of the art and research needs by E. Mackey, R. Hofmann, A. Festger, C. Vanyo, N. Moore, T. Chen, C. Wang, L. Taylor-Edmonds, S.A. Andrews

“…The fundamentals of UV-chlorine advanced oxidation are discussed, and lessons learned from some of the early adopters of this technology are presented. Important highlights include the significant impact of ammonia and chloramines on UV-chlorine treatment, challenges associated with predicting UV-chlorine performance due to complex photochemistry, and an ongoing need to monitor potential byproducts and transformation products when employing any form of advanced oxidation for potable reuse.…”
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