Identify the step in the innovation process at which the following actions are most likely to occur.

Development

Application

Launch

Growth

Maturity

Decline

A book publisher starts reading each chapter of an author$$s work as soon as it is written, rather than the former practice of waiting for the entire manuscript to be completed.

A manufacturer that makes compact disk $($CD$)$ players sold fewer CD players once people began buying music in MP$3$ format.

Megan compares several recent sneaker releases to choose the colorways for her company$$s next limited edition shoe.

Although most people thought neon Hammer pants would never come back in style, thousands of pairs sold after a popular singer wore a pair during a national television interview.

At first, Antonio$$s company was the only clothing manufacturer to make low$-$waisted jeans. However, within a year, most clothing manufacturers offered similar pants.

A clothing company ships new products to stores $2$ weeks before the release date $($instead of just $5$ days early$)$ to ensure they are available to customers on the release date.