Lead User (Child)

What it measures

A six-item scale measuring lead user.

Response format

5-point scale

Scale items

• I think that __________ should be nicer and more advanced.
• I invent __________ myself.
• I think I can invent and improve __________ better than adults.
• I invent new __________ thinking that I will somehow be rewarded for it.
• I am normally the first to adopt new __________.
• I would prefer to be the only one to have a new __________.

Full scale items shown. Always cite the original source when using this scale in research.

Usage notes & scoring

Internal consistency (alpha = .82) was reported in the primary study. Factor analytic procedures were used to support the scale's structural validity.

Citation

Franke, Nikolaus, Eric von Hippel, and Martin Schreier (2006), “Finding Commercially Attractive User Innovation: A Test of Lead-User Theory,” Journal of Product Innovation Management, 23 (4), 301–15.

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