Research Article

A Dynamical Innovation Diffusion Model with Fuzzy Coefficient and Its Application to Local Telephone Diffusion in China

Table 1

The explanation for conversion relation.

Conversion name/way of conversion Explanation for conversion

(A) External information, oral communication non-users become users in colony 1
(B) External information, oral communication non-users become users in colony 2
(C) Give up using Users become Non-users in colony 1
(D) Give up using Users become Non-users in colony 2
(E) The members shifting between the colonies Users in colony 1 continue using the innovation after shifting into colony 2
(F) The members shifting between the colonies Users in colony 2 continue using the innovation after shifting into colony 1
(G) The members shifting between the colonies Users in colony 2 give up using the innovation after shifting into colony 1
(H) The members shifting between the colonies Users in colony 1 give up using the innovation after shifting into colony 2
(M) The members shifting between the colonies Non-users in colony 2 still remain as non-users after shifting into colony 1
(N) The members shifting between the colonies Non-users in colony 1 still remain as non-users after shifting into colony 2