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social science subjects > business and management > operations management > technology management > technology diffusion
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technology diffusion  

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  • Technology diffusion is a process in which a new technology gains acceptance, ownership, and use by the members of a social group. Research on the diffusion of innovations in general suggests that there is a known curve that can describe how an innovation will move through a population. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Technology Diffusion]

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