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Sineenuch K. SansermSineenuch K. Sanserm
DISCONTINUANCE…WHY?DISCONTINUANCE…WHY?
Innovation-Decision Process
External Influence
1. Knowledge1. Knowledge 2. Persuasion2. Persuasion 3. Decision3. Decision 4. Implementation4. Implementation 5.Confirmation5.Confirmation
Adoption Cont. Adoption
Cont. Rejection
Discontinuance
Reject
Later Adoption
Mass Media
Opinion Leader
Change Agents
Near-Peers
Adapted from Rogers, 2003 p.170 & Chamard, 2003 p.19
Definition
Discontinuance is a decision to reject an innovation after having previously adopted it.
Roger 2003, p.190
Discontinuance Categories
Two types: (Rogers, 2003 p. 190)
1) Replacement Discontinuance
2) Disenchantment Discontinuance
Two types: (Parthasarathy, 1995 p.26-27)
1) Underutilization Discontinuance
2) Snop Discontinuance
Replacement DiscontinuanceReplacement Discontinuance
A Replacement discontinuance is A Replacement discontinuance is a decision to reject an idea in a decision to reject an idea in order to adopt a better idea that order to adopt a better idea that supersedes it.supersedes it.
Rogers, 2003 p.190Rogers, 2003 p.190
Diffusion CurveN
um
ber
of
adop
ters
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Year
Innovtion2
Innovtion3
Innovtion1
Adapted from Rogers, 2003 p.11
Disenchantment DiscontinuanceDisenchantment Discontinuance
A Disenchantment discontinuance is a decision to reject an idea as a results of dissatisfaction with its performance.
Rogers, 2003 p.190
Underutilization DiscontinuanceUnderutilization Discontinuance
A Underutilization A Underutilization discontinuance occurs discontinuance occurs when an innovation is when an innovation is adopted with great fervor adopted with great fervor but over time the impulse but over time the impulse that caused its adoption that caused its adoption weakens.weakens.
Parthasarathy, 1995 p.26Parthasarathy, 1995 p.26
Underutilization Discontinuance
Three types of Underutilization:
1) Diminishing use
2) Adopted, but not used
3) Underutilized products that are to difficult or painful to learn or use.
Snob Discontinuance
A Snob discontinuance refers to A Snob discontinuance refers to the possibility that some adopters the possibility that some adopters may discontinue the innovation may discontinue the innovation solely because a large number of solely because a large number of other people have adopted it and, other people have adopted it and, therefore, the innovation loses its therefore, the innovation loses its status appeal.status appeal.
Parthasarathy, 1995 p.26
Completion Discontinuance
Completion Discontinuance occurs when an innovation has fulfilled its purpose and is no longer needed. The adopter stop using the innovation because its further use is unnecessary.
Kielmeyer, 2003 p.7
Characteristics of Discontinuance
High discontinuers:
* less formal education
* lower socioeconomic status
* less change agent contact
opposites of the characteristic of innovators.
same characteristic as laggards
Characteristics of Discontinuance (cont.)
Later adopters Later adopters are more likely to are more likely to discontinue discontinue innovations than innovations than are earlier are earlier adopters.adopters.
Case study Film Cameras VS Digital Cameras
Digital cameras are rapidly replacing film cameras.Digital cameras are rapidly replacing film cameras.
Case study (cont.)
Some advantages of digital over film cameras :Some advantages of digital over film cameras : - Instant review of pictures - Minimal ongoing costs - computer storage and e-mailing, but not printing. - smaller than film cameras - Images may be copied from one media to another
without any degradation
etc.
Case study (cont.)
Digital Cameras VS. Attributes of innovation
Such as:- Most digital camera buyer are also computer owners.
(stored, organized, archived, shared, edited, printed, viewed)
- Can take many shots of the same scene, then choose the best one, doing this with film would be too expensive.
Case study (cont.)Attributes Film Cameras Digital Cameras
Relative advantage - change film (typically after every 24 or 36 shots)
- minimal ongoing costs (store photographs on the same media )
Compatibility - print at photo developed shop
-easy to use with computer to edited, printed
Complexity - automatic
- manual
- mostly automatic
Trialability - Film used when trial - can trial with no cost
Observability -wait for the film to be developed
- instant review of pictures
Factors in Discontinuance
- Staff factors
- Diagnostic factors
- Demographic factors
- Environmental factors
QUIZ
Read the questions on each slide and then click on an answer. There are three
questions.
1. Which answer is not Innovation-Decision Process?
A. KnowledgeB. AttitudeC. Persuation
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2. Which answer is a type of discontinuance?
A. Decision
B. Confirmation
C. Replacement
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3. Which answer is not types of underutilization?
A. Later adopted
B. Diminishing use
C. Adopted, but not use
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ReferencesChamard, S. E. (2003). Innovation-diffusion networks and the
adoption and discontinuance of computerized crime mapping by municipal police department in New Jersey. (Doctoral dissertation, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2003).
Kielmeyer, G.M. (2003). Discontinuance of Innovations: Social network characteristics, product attributes, and adopter traits related to post-adoption behavior. (Doctoral dissertation, University of Illinois- Urbana, 2003).
Lyra Research. (2003, october). The changing behaviors of the japanese digital photographer: A 2003 Lyra Survey. Retrieved June 15, 2006, from http://lyra.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0290-44/The-Changing-Behaviors-of-the.html
Rogers, E.M. (2003). Diffusion of Innovations (5th ed.). New York: Free press..
References (cont.)Parthasarathy, M. (1995). The impact of discontinuance on the
subsequent adoption of an innovation: Theoretical foundation and empirical analysis. (Doctoral dissertation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2003).
Scheirer, M. A. (1990). The life cycle of an innovation: Adoption versus Discontinuation of the fluoride mouth rinse program in schools. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 31 (2),203-215.
Tatsuno, K. (2006). Current in digital cameras and camera phones. Quartery Review, 18, 35-44.
Xiao, J. (2006). Digital defeats electronics? The real reasons behind the downfall of film cameras in the US. Retrieved June 15, 2006, from http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~junji/essay2.pdf