Sentences with phrase «calls laggards»

That fraction of the innovation curve that Rogers calls laggards [12] and I will call traditionalists is still richly represented on most appointments and promotions committees, amongst peer reviewers, and on NIH study sections, NSF review panels, and the like.

The Leaf is swift enough not to be called a laggard but its 9.7 - second amble from rest to sixty mph won't earn acclaim from the National Hot Rod Association.

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On the call, Munoz said the current managers need more time after inheriting an industry laggard from previous leaders.

Then we move to what is often called the «late majority» — the final 25 % or so of the market (there are always laggards with every technology).

We have not shied away from calling out laggards, but our modus operandi has been to shine a light on the leaders and solutions, guided by the adage that «you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar.»

GCP called out banks as laggards on zero deforestation, echoing campaigns that targeted financial institutions like HSBC and pension funds, which underwrite deforestation by lending to, and investing in, plantation and logging companies.

Timed to coincide with the jewerly - buying rush in conjunction with Valentine's Day, the ad also calls out retailers who are lagging behind these retailers; these «laggards» include Rolex, Wal - Mart, Fred Meyer Jewelers, JCPenney, Sears / KMart, Jostens, QVC and Whitehall Jewellers Inc.The No Dirty Gold campaign was launched two years ago; since then, more than 30,000 consumers have signed a petition urging mining corporations to clean up their act and produce gold more responsibly.

Already, more and more shoppers are using so - called «voice commerce» on home - based devices to replenish household supplies and groceries... In the next two to three years, the industry's first movers will capture major advantages over the laggards.»