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Development and Application of a Model to Study Water Technology Adoption.
Summary
This study introduces criteria and timelines for assessing water technology adoption, crucial for understanding market success and failure factors in the water industry.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Technology Management
- Innovation Studies
Background:
- Understanding the adoption and dissemination of water technologies is critical for addressing global water challenges.
- Existing market adoption models lack specific criteria for evaluating water technology progression.
- The success of water innovations is often hindered by poorly understood market dynamics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a robust set of criteria for analyzing the industry adoption and dissemination of water technologies.
- To establish typical and reasonable timeframes for water technologies moving through market adoption stages.
- To provide foundational data for future research on water technology success and failure factors.
Main Methods:
- Development of a novel set of industry adoption criteria for water technologies.
- Application and testing of these criteria across a dataset of over 488 diverse water technologies.
- Utilizing case studies to define average industry timelines for technology market progression.
Main Results:
- A defined set of criteria for studying water technology adoption and dissemination was successfully developed.
- Applicability of the criteria was validated across a broad spectrum of 488+ water technologies.
- Typical and reasonable timeframes for water technologies to advance through market adoption stages were identified.
Conclusions:
- The developed criteria and timelines offer a foundational framework for understanding water technology market dynamics.
- This research contributes to a deeper comprehension of the water technology development process.
- The findings will underpin future analyses of water technology success rates and failure determinants.
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