Comparing and Contrasting the Diffusion of Innovations in Western Countries

question 74

Multiple Choice

Comparing and contrasting the diffusion of innovations in Western countries and in Asia,one can say that:

• A)the process occurs in an identical manner in both regions.
• B)in Asia,the adoption process begins more slowly but ramps up more rapidly than it does in Western countries.
• C)in Western countries,the adoption process begins more slowly but ramps up more rapidly than it does in Asia.
• D)the diffusion of innovation framework is applicable in the West but not in Asia.
• E)the diffusion of innovation framework is applicable in Asia but not in the West.

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