Disruptive technologies may result in worse performance (at least in the short term) for:
a. New products
b. Existing products
c. Services
d. Firms
b. Existing products
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The four tasks involved in completing business reports and proposals include all of the following except
A) distributing. B) revising. C) producing. D) illustrating. E) proofreading.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The idea that two or more forces combined create an effect that is greater than the sum of their individual effects is called syncretism. 2. Right Office Equipment continually talks with customers after they purchase their products, and Right Office managers regularly visit customers to gather feedback on new products, product improvements, and how Right Office can better serve its customers. This is an example of an open system. 3. When Mr. Jones, the owner of a local hardware store, asks one of his lawnmower suppliers about the total ability of their product to meet customer needs, he is questioning the quality of that mower. 4. A-Plus Manufacturing has a policy of using statistical sampling to locate errors by testing just some (rather than all) of the items in a particular production run. This strategy of minimizing errors is known as synergy. 5. A local furniture retailer routinely develops and acquires new knowledge, and the employees communicate what they learn to other employees, so the company is able to modify its behavior to reflect what they have learned. This organization is an example of a learning organization.
In marketing research, an in-depth interview is an unstructured personal interview in which the interviewer uses extensive probing to get individual respondents to talk in detail about a subject.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The portion of acquisition cost expected to be recovered at the date of its disposal is known as
a. residual value. b. salvage value. c. trade-in value. d. all of these.