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A Diffusion Theory Model of Adoption and Substitution for Successive Generations of High-Technology Products

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  • John A. Norton

    (Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22906-6550)

  • Frank M. Bass

    (School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas)

Abstract

This study deals with the dynamic sales behavior of successive generations of high-technology products. New technologies diffuse through a population of potential buyers over time. Therefore, diffusion theory models are related to this demand growth. Furthermore, successive generations of a technology compete with earlier ones, and that behavior is the subject of models of technological substitution. Building upon the Bass (Bass, F. M. 1969. A new-product growth model for consumer durables. Management Sci. 15(January) 215--227.) diffusion model, we develop a model which encompasses both diffusion and substitution. We demonstrate the forecasting properties of the model by estimating parameters over part of the data and projecting shipments for later periods.

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  • John A. Norton & Frank M. Bass, 1987. "A Diffusion Theory Model of Adoption and Substitution for Successive Generations of High-Technology Products," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 33(9), pages 1069-1086, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:33:y:1987:i:9:p:1069-1086
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.33.9.1069
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