Chapter 14: Information Technology For Management

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technology adoption lifestyle

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originally developed in 1957 at Iowa State College.
purpose was to track the purchase patterns of hybrid see corn by farmers.
6 years later

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Rogers proposes there are four elements of adoption of any technology:

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1) the technology itself;

2) the communication channels through which information is exchanged between potential adopters(e.q. mass media and interpersonal);

3) the speed at which the emerging technology is being adopted;

4) the social system into which the innovation is introduced tat can be influenced by internal opinion leaders and external change agents

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adoption process (figure 14.1 p.524)

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1) acquire knowledge
2)persuade
3)decide
4)implement
5)confirm

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innovation diffusion process (Rogers)

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process through which an individual or other decision making unit passes:
1. Knowing of an innovation
2. Forming an attitude toward the innovation
3. Making a decision to adopt or reject
4. Implementation and initial use of the new technology
5. Confirming the decision through continued use or disconfirming it though discontinuance.

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Characteristics of every innovation

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More info on each see pg 525.
Compatibility
Complexity
Reliability
Relative Advantage

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Task-technology dependency

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is the ability of a technology to efficiently and effectively execute a task.