Nonlinear models for the adoption and diffusion of innovations for industrial energy conservation

Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 499-520

  Jacobsen, Joseph J ^a,c   Guastello, Stephen J ^b  

^a Milwaukee Area Technical College   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cusp catastrophe; Energy; Innovation diffusion; Power law

Indexed keywords

EID: 35248853959     PISSN: 10900578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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