Innovation and imitation effects' dynamics in technology adoption

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate longitudinal patterns of ICT and non‐ICT products' adoption over life cycles.Design/methodology/approach – The Bass diffusion model is used to discern distinctive changes in users' adoption behavior due to the innovation and the imitation effects.Findings – The innovation effect is more influential for innovators and opinion leaders than it is for all adopters. However, it diminishes as time passes. Conversely, the imitation effect becomes a more powerful factor for the early majority, late majority and laggards. The imitation effect in the ICT industry is greater than that in the non‐ICT industry, revealing the high network effect in ICT diffusion.Research limitations/implications – Mobile phones are not the representative of all ICTs as the automobiles also do not represent all utility products. More ICT and conventional products need to be included and compared for greater generalization of the results from different countries.Practical implications...

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