Idea selection using innovators and early adopters

M Sääksjärvi, K Hellén - European journal of innovation management, 2019 - emerald.com
… have previously not been used for idea selection, this research provides practitioners with
a new approach for assessing the potential of an idea. In this way, firms can be helped at the …

The role of early adopters in the diffusion of new products: Differences between platform and nonplatform innovations

F Frattini, M Bianchi, A De Massis… - Journal of Product …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
… This paper takes a contingency view to investigate how the role of early adopters (EAs) in …
Early adopters helped disclose to a wide range of potential clients the applications in which …

Potential early adopters of hybrid and electric vehicles in Spain—Towards a customer profile

E Higueras-Castillo, S Molinillo, JA Coca-Stefaniak… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
… study is to establish a profile of early adopters of EVs in Spain. … rendered 404 responses of
potential adopters of EVs. The … to the characteristics of potential early adopters of EVs in key …

Selecting early adopters to foster the diffusion of innovations in industrial markets: Evidence from a multiple case study

M Bianchi, A Di Benedetto, S Franzò… - European Journal of …, 2017 - emerald.com
… as potential early adopters. This process ends when the commercializing firm identifies a
category of early adopters … During this process, through which the role of the early adopters is …

Early versus potential adopters: Exploring the antecedents of use intention in the context of retail service innovations

YT Helena Chiu, SC Fang, CC Tseng - International Journal of Retail …, 2010 - emerald.com
… technology, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the antecedents of kiosk use intention
and to find out how perceptions of antecedent factors vary among potential and early adopters. …

An insight into potential early adopters of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles in Japan

U Khan, T Yamamoto, H Sato - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
… the socioeconomic characteristics of the HFCV potential early adopters in Japan. The findings
of this research reveal that HFCV potential early adopters are higher-income earners with …

Does range matter? Exploring perceptions of electric vehicles with and without a range extender among potential early adopters in Germany

T Schneidereit, T Franke, M Günther… - Energy Research & Social …, 2015 - Elsevier
… Because of this, our sample consists of potential early adopters of EVs. Early adopters are
also … Regarding Q2.1, we hypothesize that potential early adopters of EVs who indicate higher …

Early adopters boosting the diffusion of sustainable small-scale energy solutions

NA Nygrén, P Kontio, J Lyytimäki, V Varho… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
… Even evidently advantageous innovations will not automatically diffuse among potential
adopters. Competing innovations, social norms and routines or simply lack of efficient …

Who will buy electric vehicles? Identifying early adopters in Germany

P Plötz, U Schneider, J Globisch, E Dütschke - … Research Part A: Policy and …, 2014 - Elsevier
… likely early adopters of EVs based on data from Germany. … buy an EV, ie the potential early
adopters, are more likely to be … our analysis of the potential early adopters from an economic …

Identifying the early adopters of alternative fuel vehicles: A case study of Birmingham, United Kingdom

AR Campbell, T Ryley, R Thring - … Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2012 - Elsevier
… number of potential early adopters of alternative fuel vehicles have been identified, this
research is primarily concerned with determining the locations of these potential early adopters. …