A marketing manager wants to know why her sales are down. She talks with several sales reps and finds that a competitor has introduced a successful new product. This "research" is likely to be part of
A. the data interpretation stage.
B. the problem solution stage.
C. the problem definition stage of the research process.
D. obtaining problem-specific data.
E. the situation analysis.
Answer: E
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