Editing Diffusion of innovations (section)

== Decisions ==

Two factors determine what type a particular decision is:

* Whether the decision is made freely and implemented voluntarily
* Who makes the decision

Based on these considerations, three types of innovation-decisions have been identified.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rogers|first1=EM|title=Diffusion of Innovations|date=1995|publisher=Free Press|location=New York|pages=372}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Type
!Definition
|-
| Optional Innovation-Decision
| made by an individual who is in some way distinguished from others.
|-
| Collective Innovation-Decision
| made collectively by all participants.
|-
| Authority Innovation-Decision
| made for the entire social system by individuals in positions of influence or power.
|}