Comparing and contrasting the diffusion of innovations in Western countries and in Asia, one can say that:
A) the process occurs in an identical manner in both regions.
B) in Asia, the adoption process begins more slowly but ramps up more rapidly than it does in Western countries.
C) in Western countries, the adoption process begins more slowly but ramps up more rapidly than it does in Asia.
D) the diffusion of innovation framework is applicable in the West but not in Asia.
E) the diffusion of innovation framework is applicable in Asia but not in the West.
Answer: B) in Asia, the adoption process begins more slowly but ramps up more rapidly than it does in Western countries.