Deck 7: Managing Emerging Technologies

Question 1

The Innovators adopter type of the Innovation Diffusion Theory model can be characterized as organizations or people that are true skeptics, adopting technology mainly to stay in the market.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The majority of organizations belong to the Laggards adopter type of the Innovation Diffusion Theory model, whereby they adopt technology mainly to stay in the market.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Each of the following are technology diffusion categories in Moore's Landscape of Technology Adoption Life Cycle except:

A) technology enthusiasts.
B) thrill seekers.
C) visionaries.
D) skeptics.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Emerging technologies are defined as those technologies that are just coming out of research and development labs and are becoming available for implementation in an organizational setting.

Question 5

Sunsetting refers to the time period during which a new technology is considered emerging.

Question 6

A traditional description of the Technology Life Cycle describes technologies as passing through five phases.

Question 7

Organizations that tend to place a greater emphasis on system design and engineering are much more likely to adopt new technologies during the initial stages of its application.

Question 8

An assimilation gap occurs when emerging technologies never become viable or accepted
as mainstream.

Question 9

The greatest implication of not keeping pace with technology is best described as:

A) loss of competitive edge.
B) lack of control in running the business.
C) increased cost of production.
D) decreased customer satisfaction.

Question 10

In the Emerging Technology phase of the Technology Life Cycle, a technology is considered an innovation and is still developing in terms of capability and capacity.

Question 11

The Innovation Diffusion Theory adopter type which categorizes organizations or people as true skeptics who adopt technology mainly to stay in the market, is best described as:

A) laggards.
B) early majority.
D) innovators.
E) late majority.

Question 12

Moore's Landscape of Technology Adoption Life Cycle model looks at technology innovation from a product provider point of view, rather than from a technology user's point of view.

Question 13

The normal distribution curve can be used to describe the rate of adoption of technologies.

Question 14

The S-curve can be used to describe the cumulative adoption of technologies.

Question 15

A primary reason why organizations focus on technology change is to maintain competitive advantage.

Question 16

In the Key Technology phase of the Technology Life Cycle, a technology is considered required in order for an organization to remain viable.

Question 17

The Innovation Diffusion Theory adopter type which offers the greatest relative benefit versus cost to implement is best described as:

A) laggards.
B) early majority.
C) innovators.
D) early adopters.

Question 18

The Laggards category of the Innovation Diffusion Theory model can be characterized as organizations or people that are true skeptics, adopting technology mainly to stay in the market.

Question 19

Implementing a given technology during the Early Adopters phase offers the greatest relative benefit versus the cost of implementing the technology.

Question 20

The Technology Life Cycle phase whereby implementing a specific technology becomes required in order for an organization to remain viable is best described as:

A) emerging technology.
B) pacing technology.
C) key technology.
D) base technology.

Question 21

__________________refers to the enabling discontinuity experienced by end users as a result of a dramatic change in their roles due to implementing a new technology.

Question 22

__________________refers to the inhibiting discontinuity experienced by end users, or the infrastructure supporting them, as a result of implementing a new technology.

Question 23

__________________are defined as those technologies that are just coming out of research
and development labs and are becoming available for implementation in an organizational
setting.

Question 24

The S-curve is best described by which of the following?

A) Rate of adoption of technologies
B) Cost and benefits by phase
C) Cumulative adoption of technologies
D) Time to market of emerging technologies

Question 25

Each of the following is a factor that can slow the adoption of new technologies except:

A) the technical standards in the industry are not clearly set.
B) the offering needs to undergo a significant regulatory approval process.
C) the offering does not provide substantial performance advantages over current solutions..
D) the offering was not forecasted as becoming an emerging technology.

Question 26

__________________refers to technology products which are purchased by an organization but not
implemented.

Question 27

__________________is defined as the process by which an innovation is communicated, over time, through certain channels to members of a social system.

Question 28

__________________refer to the benefits brought by the number of users of technology; the greater the number of users, the greater the benefit of the technology.

Question 29

Which of the following best describes the phenomenon whereby more than one technology is combined to create a new technology?

A) Speciation
B) Application
C) Convergence
D) Diffusion

Question 30

Which of the following best describes the process of keeping abreast of developments and potential developments in the technology arena?

A) Technology convergence
B) Technology scanning
C) Technology evaluation
D) Technology forecasting

Question 31

Each of the following are common sources of information that can be used to facilitate technology scanning except:

A) vendors and consultants.
B) universities.
C) early adopters.
D) parapsychologists.

Question 32

The process by which an innovation is communicated, over time, through certain channels to members of a social system best describes:

A) standards.
B) diffusion.
C) convergence.
D) scanning.

Question 33

Each of the following are components of the Technology Assessment process that can be applied to reducing the uncertainties that arise out of traditional static approaches to evaluating emerging technology except:

A) scoping.
B) searching.
C) committing.
D) disposing.

Question 34

__________________refers to the existence of compatible products that serve to increase the likelihood of a larger base of adopters..

Question 35

Once a technology enters the__________________ phase, there is a decline in the available knowledge as people move on to the next new technology.

Question 36

Which of the following best describes the discontinuous change that comes about as a result of dramatic changes in the roles of the end user of a technology?

A) Paradigm shock
B) Application breakthrough
C) Learning by using
D) Competitive differential

Question 37

Which of the following best describes the lag between the acquisition of a product and its actual deployment by an organization?

A) Diffusion
B) Chasm
C) Assimilation gap
D) Convergence

Question 38

Which of the following best describes the technology lifecycle stage whereby an organization is most likely to implement a new technology if the organization emphasizes R&D, has the tightest coupling between R&D and systems, has state of the art technical capabilities, and are considered technical enthusiasts?

A) Innovator "pioneer"
B) Early adopter
C) Late majority
D) Laggards "me to"

Question 39

__________________refers to the time period during which a technology is earmarked to be discontinued but exists alongside the new technology.

Question 40

__________________refers to the increase in the benefit a technology brings as the community of adopters accumulates experience and knowledge of its use.

Question 41

Discuss a human resource consideration when evaluating and implementing new technologies.

Question 42

The phenomenon whereby more than one technology is combined to create a new technology best describes __________________.

Question 43

Two methodologies used to assess possible future developments include the__________________and the_________________ .

Question 44

Give an example of a company that used an emerging technology and describe how it provided them with a competitive advantage.

Question 45

__________________refers to the process of keeping abreast of developments and potential developments in the technology arena.

Question 46

The lag between the acquisition of a product and its actual implementation,whether it is a temporary lag or a permanent difference, has been described as the__________________
.

Question 47

The _________________examines a proposed situation and evaluates the probability of it occurring versus the impact the development would have on an organization.

Question 48

List and briefly describe two sources of information that can be used for technology scanning.