Depending on the Length of Time It Takes Them to Adopt

question 46

Multiple Choice

Depending on the length of time it takes them to adopt a new product, people can be divided into five major adopter categories: early adopters, early majority, late majority, laggards, and

• A) late adopters.
• B) non-adopters.
• C) innovators.
• D) middle adopters.
• E) middle majority.

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