Missed ?s
a disruption innovation is more likely to be successful if it
captures the low end of the market first
True of the network organizational structure
enables firms to access communities of practice should be supported by uniform, company-wide policies and procedures
the tendency of customers to enter the market in large numbers during the growth stage of the industry life cycles is known as the ________ effect
herding
What are the risks of vertical integration?
increasing costs, reducing quality, reducing flexibility, increasing the potential for legal repercussions
creating new products out of new or existing ideas is known as
invention
a benefit of an international strategy is
leveraging core competences
one notable advantage of a multi-domestic strategy is
lower exchange-rate exposure
in order for a product or service to be considered patentable, it must be
non-obvious useful novel
Which of the following are the types of general diversification strategies?
product-market product geographic
What are sources of horizontal integration costs through mergers and acquisitions?
reduced flexibility increased potential for legal repercussions
The Boston Consulting Group growth-share matrix locates a firm's individual SBUs in which of the following dimensions?
relative market share speed of market growth
Benefits of functional structure
responsiveness decentralization
What are among the primary considerations when determining the mode of which a firm enters a foreign market?
the degree of investment the desired level of control over foreign operations
the primary reason incumbent firms are vulnerable to disruptive innovations is that
they are too committed to existing products to make rapid changes in the face of disruptive innovations
which of the following are ways in which standards can emerge?
through market competition by being imposed by government or other agencies
Which diversification strategies have low performance?
unrelated simple