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Diffusion of Innovations: Modifications of a Model for Telecommunications

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Book cover Die Diffusion von Innovationen in der Telekommunikation

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The purpose of this essay is to explain the main elements in the diffusion of innovations model, and to apply them to the special case of the diffusion of new telecommunications technologies like fax, E-mail, mobile telephones, INTERNET, and others.

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  1. Wissenschaftliches Institut für Kommunikationsdienste GmbH, Rathausplatz 2-4, D-53604, Bad Honnef, Germany

    Matthias-W. Stoetzer  & Alwin Mahler  & 

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Rogers, E.M. (1995). Diffusion of Innovations: Modifications of a Model for Telecommunications. In: Stoetzer, MW., Mahler, A. (eds) Die Diffusion von Innovationen in der Telekommunikation. Schriftenreihe des Wissenschaftlichen Instituts für Kommunikationsdienste, vol 17. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79868-9_2

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