Incumbent firms favor incremental innovation over radical innovation because
A. their business decisions are independent of the other parties in their innovation ecosystem.
B. radical innovation will disturb the existing power distribution within the firms.
C. incremental innovations help firms sustain a permanent competitive advantage, whereas radical innovations only help gain a temporary advantage.
D. incumbent firms do not have formal organizational structures and processes like the way new entrants do.
Answer: B
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a. True b. false