Are experts better than potential users in predicting the uptake of an innovation? Extending the use of the Juster Scale

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 910-916

  Faulkner, Margaret ^a   Corkindale, David R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adoption; Forecasting; Fundraising lotteries; Innovation; Juster Scale

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; FUNDRAISING LOTTERIES; GENERAL PUBLICS; JUSTER SCALE; NEW PRODUCT; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; POTENTIAL USERS; RESEARCH TOOLS;

POINT GROUPS;

FORECASTING;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; FORECASTING METHOD; INNOVATION; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

EID: 67651174471     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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