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The effect of innovativeness on different levels of technology adoption

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  • Frank J. van Rijnsoever
  • A. Rogier T. Donders

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In this article, we look at the personality characteristic “global innovativeness” as a predictor for the adoption of consumer electronics; the latter being termed “actualized innovativeness.” Global innovativeness is tested as a predictor for three levels of actualized innovativeness: at the domain‐specific, cluster‐specific, and product‐specific levels. Our theoretical propositions are tested using two different surveys, one consisting of adolescent bachelor students (n = 138) and the second consisting of a heterogeneous broad sample (n = 450). The results of these studies show that the higher the level of abstraction of actualized innovativeness, the stronger the effects of global innovativeness. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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  • Frank J. van Rijnsoever & A. Rogier T. Donders, 2009. "The effect of innovativeness on different levels of technology adoption," Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 60(5), pages 984-996, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jamist:v:60:y:2009:i:5:p:984-996
    DOI: 10.1002/asi.21029
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    2. Tahani Z. Aldahdouh & Petri Nokelainen & Vesa Korhonen, 2020. "Technology and Social Media Usage in Higher Education: The Influence of Individual Innovativeness," SAGE Open, , vol. 10(1), pages 21582440198, January.
    3. Hussein Abdulla El-Omari & H. Martin Shane, 2010. "Opinion Leaders And Their Influence On Consumer Purchasing Behavior In Saudi Arabia," Global Journal of Business Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 4(4), pages 51-70.

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