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Diffusion of Innovations, 4th Ed.
Everett M. Rogers Manufacturer: Free Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0028740742 |
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Since the first edition of this landmark book was published in 1962, Everett Rogers's name has become "virtually synonymous with the study of diffusion of innovations," according to Choice. The second and third editions of Diffusion of Innovations became the standard textbook and reference on diffusion studies. Now, in the fourth edition, Rogers presents the culmination of more than thirty years of research that will set a new standard for analysis and inquiry.
The fourth edition is (1) a revision of the theoretical framework and the research evidence supporting this model of diffusion, and (2) a new intellectual venture, in that new concepts and new theoretical viewpoints are introduced. This edition differs from its predecessors in that it takes a much more critical stance in its review and synthesis of 5,000 diffusion publications. During the past thirty years or so, diffusion research has grown to be widely recognized, applied and admired, but it has also been subjected to both constructive and destructive criticism. This criticism is due in large part to the stereotyped and limited ways in which many diffusion scholars have defined the scope and method of their field of study. Rogers analyzes the limitations of previous diffusion studies, showing, for example, that the convergence model, by which participants create and share information to reach a mutual understanding, more accurately describes diffusion in most cases than the linear model.
Rogers provides an entirely new set of case examples, from the Balinese Water Temple to Nintendo videogames, that beautifully illustrate his expansive research, as well as a completely revised bibliography covering all relevant diffusion scholarship in the past decade. Most important, he discusses recent research and current topics, including social marketing, forecasting the rate of adoption, technology transfer, and more. This all-inclusive work will be essential reading for scholars and students in the fields of communications, marketing, geography, economic development, political science, sociology, and other related fields for generations to come.
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"Now in its fifth edition, Diffusion of Innovations is a classic work on the spread of new ideas. It has sold 30,000 copies in each edition and will continue to reach a huge academic audience. In this renowned book, Everett M. Rogers, professor and chair of the Department of Communication & Journalism at the University of New Mexico, explains how new ideas spread via communication channels over time. Such innovations are initially perceived as uncertain and even risky. To overcome this uncertainty, most people seek out others like themselves who have already adopted the new idea. Thus the diffusion process consists of a few individuals who first adopt an innovation, then spread the word among their circle of acquaintances--a process which typically takes months or years. But there are exceptions: use of the Internet in the 1990s, for example, may have spread more rapidly than any other innovation in the history of humankind. Furthermore, the Internet is changing the very nature of diffusion by decreasing the importance of physical distance between people. The fifth edition addresses the spread of the Internet, and how it has transformed the way human beings communicate and adopt new ideas."Customer Reviews:
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Diffusion of Innovations, 4th Ed.
Everett M. Rogers Manufacturer: Free Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000O8V8A4 |
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25 Role Plays For Interview Training
Geof Cox , and Chuck Dufault Manufacturer: Human Resource Development Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Ring-bound ASIN: 087425213X |
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Training ObjectivesSelection
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Each role play takes between 11/2 and 2 hours.
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Pesticide Book
George W. Ware Manufacturer: Meister Pub Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 1892829118 |
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Truman's Scientific Guide to Pest Control Operations
Gary W. Bennett , John M. Owens , and Robert M. Corrigan Manufacturer: Advanstar Communications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 092987045X |
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Truman's Scientific Guide to Pest Control Operations, fifth edition, is known as "The Bible of the Industry" -- it provides comprehensive information on the business of controlling insects, other arthropods and vertebrate pests in homes, business establishments, industrial plants and municipal buildings, as well as in outdoor areas frequented by man. It also provides resource material for those employed in urban and industrial pest control. For more than 50 years, pest control operators and students of entomology have relied on this book for its basic sceintific information as well as its guidelines for practical solutions to pest control problems. It serves as an indispensable guide to acquiring knowledge and meeting the legal, social, and economic challenges and opportunities that affect the manner in which the task of pest control is performed. Fully illustrated and indexed, it provides specific information about pesticides, regulations and new techniques.Customer Reviews:
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Avian Effects Assessment: A Framework for Contaminants Studies: The Report of a Setac Workshop on 'Harmonised Approaches to Avian Effects assessment (Setac (Society).)
Netherlands) SETAC Workshop on Harmonised Approaches to Avian Effects Assessment' (1999 : Woudschoten , Andy Hart , and SETAC (Society) Manufacturer: Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemist ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1880611481 |
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Agricultural Chemicals: Herbicides/2002 : Book II (Agricultural Chemicals)
W. T. Thomson Manufacturer: Thomson Publications (CA) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0913702404 |
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Agricultural Chemicals: Miscellaneous Chemicals 2000 : Book III (Agricultural Chemicals)
W. T. Thomson Manufacturer: Thomson Publications (CA) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0913702374 |
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Agricultural chemicals--Book III: Miscellaneous chemicals : fumigants, growth, regulators, repellents and rodenticides
W. T Thomson Manufacturer: Thomson Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0913702064 |
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Agrochemicals from Natural Products (Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment)
C.R.A. Godfrey Manufacturer: CRC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0824795539 |
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Offers a thorough overview of the important agricultural applications of both natural products and synthetic compounds derived from natural products, presenting detailed information on the isolation, structural studies, biological activity and toxicology of these compounds. The expanding area of insecticidal natural products is highlighted.
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Analytical Methods for Pesticides and Plant Growth Regulators: Modern Analytical Techniques (Analytical Methods for Pesticides & Plant Growth Regulators)
Gunter Zweig Manufacturer: Academic Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0127843140 |
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Annual Book of Astm Standards 1989 Vol 11.04 Pesticides Resource Recovery Hazardous Substances and Oil Spill Responses Waste Disposal Biological Effc
Manufacturer: Amer Society for Nondestructive ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0803113617 |
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Annual Book of Astm Standards, 1985. Vol 11.04: Pesticides; Resource Recovery; Hazardous Substances and Oil Spill Response/Pcn 01-110485-48
American Society for Testing and Materials Manufacturer: Amer Society for Testing & ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0803106874 |
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Space Technology and Applications International Forum - STAIF 2002: Conference on Thermophysics in Microgravity, Conference on Innovative Transportation ... Space Transpor (AIP Conference Proceedings)
Manufacturer: American Institute of Physics ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0735400520 |
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The proceedings document the most recent publications in a number of key areas of space technology, space nuclear power and propulsion systems and technology, solar system exploration technology, and advanced an innovative propulsion concepts. The technical areas covered are the latest on the thermophysics in microgravity, space nuclear reactor power and propulsion systems for manned exploration of Mars and other distant planets in the solar system, static energy conversion technology on segmented thermoelectric, thermionic, alkali metals as well as thermal to electric conversion. Additional areas include radioisotope power systems, and the recent advances in the technology of Stirling and Brayton engines for space nuclear power and propulsion, and next generation commerical/civil space transportation systems technology.
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Gather ye wild things: A forager's year
Susan Tyler Hitchcock Manufacturer: Harper & Row ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0060119047 |
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Paul Elvstrom Explains the Racing Rules of Sailing: 2005-2008 Rules (Paul Elvstrom Explains the Racing Rules of Sailing)
Soren Krause Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
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Paul Elvstrom Explains the Racing Rules of Sailing has accompanied sailors to regattas since 1965. This new edition of the book--known to all simply as "Elvstrom" and famous for its plastic boats and wind arrows--incorporates the complete text of the International Sailing Federation's (ISAF) 2004 rules changes. It features color-coded explanations and interpretations of the rules with the help of two-color bird's-eyeview drawings. It also offers a full-color chart of race signals, a graphic quick-reference locator for the rules, a summary of recent rules changes, and procedural notes for filing a protest.
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Paul Elvstrom Explains The Racing Rules Of Sailing 2005?2008
Soren Krause Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OFKFGA |
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The Everything Learning Spanish Book: Speak, Write, and Understand Basic Spanish in No Time (Everything: Language and Literature)
Julie Gutin Manufacturer: Adams Media Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1598691732 |
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Hola! The Everything Learning Spanish Book with CD, 2nd Edition is your perfect guide for learning to speak and write in Spanish. Whether you're planning a vacation in Mexico or adding a valuable second language to your resume, this valuable book and CD will help you order the right dish in a restaurant, answer customers' questions, or converse with locals when traveling. With an overview of Spanish culture, step-by-step instructions, and practical exercises, you'll find learning Spanish can be easy and fun!The Everything Learning Spanish Book with CD, 2nd Edition features:
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The Everything Learning Spanish Book: Speak, Write, and Understand Basic Spanish in No Time (Everything Series)
Frank H. Zambrano Manufacturer: Adams Media Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1580625754 |
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Highly recommended.......2007-04-18
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The Everything series is well done and presents the information in a very accessible format.
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The Crying for a Vision: A Novel
Walter Wangerin Jr. Manufacturer: Paraclete Press (MA) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1557253420 |
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The Crying for a Vision is at once a dramatic account of the rise and fall of the Lakota Indians, and an absorbing allegorical saga of the Lakota orphan Waskn-ManiMoves Walking. The Crying for a Vision vividly describes Moves Walking's conflicts with the all-powerful, one-eyed warrior, Fire Thunder, whose rise to power eventually leads to the spiritual destruction of the earth and its people. In the end, it is up to the gentle, nature-conscious Moves Walking to save the world and heal its "elemental sorrowthe anguish of living things when the sacred hoop is broken," and to do so he must make the greatest sacrifice of all.Customer Reviews:
Extraordinary and Original.......2006-09-12
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Crying for a Vision: A Rosebud Sioux Trilogy, 1886-1976
J. A. Anderson Manufacturer: Morgan & Morgan ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0871001047 |
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THE CRYING FOR A VISION
Walter, Jr. Wangerin Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster 1994, 2nd Printing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000WCROGO |
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The Crying for a Vision
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000HKHMKE |
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Crying for a Vision
Steve Scott Manufacturer: Stride Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1873012136 |
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Crying for a Vision and Other Essays: The Collected Steve Scott Vol. One
Steve Scott Manufacturer: AuthorHouse ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1425977545 |
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In Crying for a Vision, British-born poet, musician and performance artist Steve Scott offers a challenge to artists and a manifesto for the arts. This new edition includes an introduction and study guide, four newly-collected essays and an interview with the author. Steve Scott is the author of Like a House on Fire: Renewal of the Arts in a Post-modern Culture and The Boundaries. "Steve Scott is a rare individual who combines a deep love and understanding of Scripture with a passion for the arts." -Steve Turner, author of Jack Kerouac: Angelheaded Hipster. "Steve Scott links a number of fields of inquiry that are usually perceived as unrelated. In doing so he hopes to open wider possibilities for Christians in the arts, who may perhaps be relieved to find that, in many ways, they were right all along." -Rupert Loydell, author of The Museum of Light. Cover art by Michael RedmondCustomer Reviews:
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Who's That Crying
David Vision , and Mutiya Vision Manufacturer: Soul Vision Works ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0965953815 |
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Come join King Daddy as he looks up, down and all around, trying to identify the crying sounds. This playful tale is a fun, interactive way to introduce your child to the wonders of the human body.
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The Crying for a Vision
Walter Wangerin Jr. Manufacturer: Paraclete Press (MA) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000MC40B6 |
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