The technology adoption life cycle attractor: Understanding the dynamics of high-tech markets

    Authors

    P. T. Meade;L. Rabelo

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Technol. Forecast. Soc. Chang.

    Keywords

    technology adoption life cycle; strategy; chaos; complexity; attractor; high-tech marketing; Business; Planning & Development

    Abstract

    Unlike more stable industries, high-tech firms must constantly be in a strategy development phase. These companies are in desperate need of assistance in strategy formulation. This paper introduces a quantitative (rather than subjective) approach to help high-tech firms to understand their position in the technology adoption life cycle using some of the principles and tools of Chaos and Complexity theories. This approach is demonstrated by using data sets of three case studies in the hard drive, microprocessor, and server high-tech industries. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Technological Forecasting and Social Change

    Volume

    71

    Issue/Number

    7

    Publication Date

    1-1-2004

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    667

    Last Page

    684

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000223161500002

    ISSN

    0040-1625

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