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Two methodologies used to assess possible future developments include the__________________and the_________________ .

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Which of the following best describes the process of keeping abreast of developments and potential developments in the technology arena?

A) Technology convergence
B) Technology scanning
C) Technology evaluation
D) Technology forecasting

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The S-curve is best described by which of the following?

In the Emerging Technology phase of the Technology Life Cycle, a technology is considered an innovation and is still developing in terms of capability and capacity.

The Innovators adopter type of the Innovation Diffusion Theory model can be characterized as organizations or people that are true skeptics, adopting technology mainly to stay in the market.

The majority of organizations belong to the Laggards adopter type of the Innovation Diffusion Theory model, whereby they adopt technology mainly to stay in the market.

__________________refers to technology products which are purchased by an organization but not implemented.

Each of the following are common sources of information that can be used to facilitate technology scanning except:

Moore's Landscape of Technology Adoption Life Cycle model looks at technology innovation from a product provider point of view, rather than from a technology user's point of view.

Which of the following best describes the lag between the acquisition of a product and its actual deployment by an organization?

A primary reason why organizations focus on technology change is to maintain competitive advantage.

The process by which an innovation is communicated, over time, through certain channels to members of a social system best describes:

The _________________examines a proposed situation and evaluates the probability of it occurring versus the impact the development would have on an organization.

Discuss a human resource consideration when evaluating and implementing new technologies.

Each of the following are technology diffusion categories in Moore's Landscape of Technology Adoption Life Cycle except:

The Innovation Diffusion Theory adopter type which offers the greatest relative benefit versus cost to implement is best described as:

__________________is defined as the process by which an innovation is communicated, over time, through certain channels to members of a social system.

Implementing a given technology during the Early Adopters phase offers the greatest relative benefit versus the cost of implementing the technology.

__________________refers to the increase in the benefit a technology brings as the community of adopters accumulates experience and knowledge of its use.

Once a technology enters the__________________ phase, there is a decline in the available knowledge as people move on to the next new technology.