apersonorcompanythatstartsto use a newproductorservice:Whilelargefirmsmay be the mostvisibleadopters of IT ande-commerce,smallercompaniesalsofacepressuretoadoptthesetechnologies.
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early adopterlate adopter(Definition ofadopterfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofadopter
adopterFor the maize yield and net returns equations, the estimated coefficients of the farm size variables were statistically different between the adopters and non-adopters.From theCambridge English CorpusWhich farmers and which regions will be the early adopters of the new technology in developing countries?From theCambridge English CorpusEvidence was found, however, to suggest that full adopters of the technology had more profitable farms than partial adopters.From theCambridge English CorpusInterestingly non-adopters reported a much greater (but not statistically significant) level of income from non-cotton crops compared to adopters.From theCambridge English CorpusThe adventurous have historically been early adopters, adapters and inventors.From theCambridge English CorpusAmong 12 early adopters as of the end of 1980, eight were led by progressive governors.From theCambridge English CorpusIn contrast, in weaker social settings, adopters can be expected to influence their peers to a lesser degree.From theCambridge English CorpusAt the time of the survey, however, 27 per cent of adopters had completely abandoned t he conservation practices.From theCambridge English CorpusHere, we defined adopters as farmers who, after planting and evaluating a new variety, cultivated it again for at least another season.From theCambridge English CorpusIn social groups with strong ties, there is lower mobility and hierarchical structures of influence exist between adopters.From theCambridge English CorpusThe role of opinion leaders in this framework is to enable interaction between adopters and designers.From theCambridge English CorpusThis paper points out that the adoption of alley farming has increased the agricultural production and the quality of life of women farmer adopters.From theCambridge English CorpusThe author visited some of the alley farms of adopters, who told her their views about alley farming.From theCambridge English CorpusWith anadopterbackground, leaders follow the standard adoption decision process described above, complemented by additional geometric evaluation criteria including rotation, reflection, and uniform scale.From theCambridge English CorpusBecause the technology was in an early stage (innovation/earlyadopterphase), the decision was made to start with a clinical pilot study.From theCambridge English CorpusThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/adopter##
