WPC 480 Final Exam with correct
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BellRing iiBrands iiis iia iimanufacturer iiof iieducational iitoys iifor iichildren. iiSix iimonths
iiago, iithe iicompany's iiresearch iiand iidevelopment iidivision iicame iiup iiwith iian iiidea iifor
iia iiunique iitouchscreen iidevice iithat iican iibe iiused iito iiintroduce iichildren iito iia iinumber
iiof iiforeign iilanguages. iiThree iimonths iiago, iithe iicompany iiproduced iia iiworking
iiprototype, iiand iilast iimonth iithe iicompany iisuccessfully iilaunched iiits iinew iidevice iion
iithe iicommercial iimarket. iiWhat iishould iiBellRing iiBrands's iimanagers iiprepare iifor
iinext?
A) iia iidifficult iistruggle iito iimove iifrom iiinvention iito iiinnovation
B) iiincreased iicompetition iifrom iiimitators
C) iia iiprolonged iiperiod iiof iiuncontested iisuccess
D) iia iisharp iidecline iiin iidemand iifor iithe iiproduct ii- iiAnswers ii-B) iiincreased iicompetition
iifrom iiimitators
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iilists iithe iistages iiof iithe iiindustry iilife iicycle iiin iithe iicorrect
iiorder?
A) iiintroduction, iishakeout, iimaturity, iigrowth, iiand iidecline
B) iiintroduction, iishakeout, iigrowth, iimaturity, iiand iidecline
C) iiintroduction, iigrowth, iishakeout, iimaturity, iiand iidecline
D) iiintroduction, iigrowth, iimaturity, iishakeout, iiand iidecline ii- iiAnswers ii-C) iiintroduction,
iigrowth, iishakeout, iimaturity, iiand iidecline
After iithe iicreation iiof iisocial iinetworking iiwebsites iiwere iiintroduced, iitheir iivalue
iiincreased iiexponentially iias iithe iinumber iiof iiusers iiincreased. iiThis iiis iithe iipositive
iieffect iiof iia(n)
A) iinetwork iieffect.
B) iiuser iieffect.
C) iiconfirmation iieffect.
D) iiimpression iimanagement iieffect. ii- iiAnswers ii-A) iinetwork iieffect.
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iimost iiaccurately iidescribes iia iidifference iibetween iiincremental
iiinnovation iiand iiradical iiinnovation?
A) iiIncremental iiinnovation iiresearches iinew iimaterials; iiradical iiinnovation iiresearches
iinew iiprocesses.
, B) iiIncremental iiinnovation iitargets iinew iimarkets iiand iitechnologies; iiradical iiinnovation
iireinvents iimarkets iiand iitechnologies.
C) iiIncremental iiinnovation iibuilds iion iian iiestablished iiknowledge iibase; iiradical
iiinnovation iiuses iian iientirely iidifferent iiknowledge iibase.
D) iiIncremental iiinnovation iidraws iion iinovel iimethods; iiradical iiinnovation iidraws iion
iiproven iimethods. ii- iiAnswers ii-C) iiIncremental iiinnovation iibuilds iion iian iiestablished
iiknowledge iibase; iiradical iiinnovation iiuses iian iientirely iidifferent iiknowledge iibase.
Adaptive iiBiotechnologies iiInc. iiis iia iicompany iithat iibuilds iidiagnostic iidevices. iiIt iiwas
iithe iifirst iicompany iito iidevelop iia iicompact iiMRI iiscanner iiby iireconfiguring iithe
iicomponents iiof iithe iiMRI iitechnology. iiThis iismaller iiand iiuser-friendly iiversion iiof iithe
iihuge iiMRI iiscanner iicreated iidemand iifrom iismall iihospitals, iinursing iihomes, iiand
iiprivate iipractice iidoctors iiwho iiwere iiearlier iidependent iion iithe iiscanning iimachines iiin
iilarge iihospitals. iiWhich iiof iithe iifollowing iitypes iiof iiinnovations iidoes iithis iiscenario
iibest iiillustrate?
A) iiincremental iiinnovation
B) iidisruptive iiinnovation
C) iiradical iiinnovation
D) iiarchitectural iiinnovation ii- iiAnswers ii-D) iiarchitectural iiinnovation
Using iithe iiBoston iiConsulting iiGroup iigrowth-share iimatrix, iithe iimanagers iiof
iiFasehatice iiInternational iidetermined iithat iitheir iibusiness iiunit iidevoted iito iipersonal
iihealth iimonitoring iidevices iiwas iia iistar. iiBased iion iithis iifinding, iiwhich iiof iithe
iifollowing iistrategies iiis iilikely iito iiproduce iithe iibest iiresults?
A) iiHarvest iias iimuch iicash iiflow iias iipossible iibefore iishutting iithe iibusiness iidown.
B) iiImmediately iidivest iifrom iithe iipersonal iihealth iimonitoring iiindustry.
C) iiIncrease iiinvestment iiin iithe iipersonal iihealth iimonitoring iiunit iito iiencourage iifuture
iigrowth.
D) iiSeek iito iilower iicosts iiin iithe iipersonal iihealth iimonitoring iiunit iito iiincrease iimarket
iishare. ii- iiAnswers ii-C) iiIncrease iiinvestment iiin iithe iipersonal iihealth iimonitoring iiunit iito
iiencourage iifuture iigrowth.
Condax iiElectronics iirelied iion iia iilarge iichain iiof iiconsumer iielectronics iistores iito iisell
iiits iitablet iicomputers, iicell iiphones, iiand iitelevisions iiand iialso iito iiprovide iicustomer
iiservice iiand iitechnical iisupport. iiHowever, iithat iiretailer iioutsourced iiits iiservice
iidepartments, iiand iicustomers iibegan iito iicomplain iithat iithey iicould iinot iiget iireliable
iitech iisupport iifor iiCondax iiproducts. iiIn iiresponse, iiCondax iiElectronics iidecided iito iiset
iiup iiits iiown iitech iisupport iidepartment, iiand iiit iialso iibegan iito iiinvestigate iiopening iiits
iiown iibrand-based iiretail iistores. iiWhat iidoes iithis iiscenario iibest iiillustrate?
A) iinew iiproduct iidevelopment
B) iiconglomerate iidiversification
C) iicrowdsourcing
D) iiforward iivertical iiintegration ii- iiAnswers ii-D) iiforward iivertical iiintegration
Answers
BellRing iiBrands iiis iia iimanufacturer iiof iieducational iitoys iifor iichildren. iiSix iimonths
iiago, iithe iicompany's iiresearch iiand iidevelopment iidivision iicame iiup iiwith iian iiidea iifor
iia iiunique iitouchscreen iidevice iithat iican iibe iiused iito iiintroduce iichildren iito iia iinumber
iiof iiforeign iilanguages. iiThree iimonths iiago, iithe iicompany iiproduced iia iiworking
iiprototype, iiand iilast iimonth iithe iicompany iisuccessfully iilaunched iiits iinew iidevice iion
iithe iicommercial iimarket. iiWhat iishould iiBellRing iiBrands's iimanagers iiprepare iifor
iinext?
A) iia iidifficult iistruggle iito iimove iifrom iiinvention iito iiinnovation
B) iiincreased iicompetition iifrom iiimitators
C) iia iiprolonged iiperiod iiof iiuncontested iisuccess
D) iia iisharp iidecline iiin iidemand iifor iithe iiproduct ii- iiAnswers ii-B) iiincreased iicompetition
iifrom iiimitators
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iilists iithe iistages iiof iithe iiindustry iilife iicycle iiin iithe iicorrect
iiorder?
A) iiintroduction, iishakeout, iimaturity, iigrowth, iiand iidecline
B) iiintroduction, iishakeout, iigrowth, iimaturity, iiand iidecline
C) iiintroduction, iigrowth, iishakeout, iimaturity, iiand iidecline
D) iiintroduction, iigrowth, iimaturity, iishakeout, iiand iidecline ii- iiAnswers ii-C) iiintroduction,
iigrowth, iishakeout, iimaturity, iiand iidecline
After iithe iicreation iiof iisocial iinetworking iiwebsites iiwere iiintroduced, iitheir iivalue
iiincreased iiexponentially iias iithe iinumber iiof iiusers iiincreased. iiThis iiis iithe iipositive
iieffect iiof iia(n)
A) iinetwork iieffect.
B) iiuser iieffect.
C) iiconfirmation iieffect.
D) iiimpression iimanagement iieffect. ii- iiAnswers ii-A) iinetwork iieffect.
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iimost iiaccurately iidescribes iia iidifference iibetween iiincremental
iiinnovation iiand iiradical iiinnovation?
A) iiIncremental iiinnovation iiresearches iinew iimaterials; iiradical iiinnovation iiresearches
iinew iiprocesses.
, B) iiIncremental iiinnovation iitargets iinew iimarkets iiand iitechnologies; iiradical iiinnovation
iireinvents iimarkets iiand iitechnologies.
C) iiIncremental iiinnovation iibuilds iion iian iiestablished iiknowledge iibase; iiradical
iiinnovation iiuses iian iientirely iidifferent iiknowledge iibase.
D) iiIncremental iiinnovation iidraws iion iinovel iimethods; iiradical iiinnovation iidraws iion
iiproven iimethods. ii- iiAnswers ii-C) iiIncremental iiinnovation iibuilds iion iian iiestablished
iiknowledge iibase; iiradical iiinnovation iiuses iian iientirely iidifferent iiknowledge iibase.
Adaptive iiBiotechnologies iiInc. iiis iia iicompany iithat iibuilds iidiagnostic iidevices. iiIt iiwas
iithe iifirst iicompany iito iidevelop iia iicompact iiMRI iiscanner iiby iireconfiguring iithe
iicomponents iiof iithe iiMRI iitechnology. iiThis iismaller iiand iiuser-friendly iiversion iiof iithe
iihuge iiMRI iiscanner iicreated iidemand iifrom iismall iihospitals, iinursing iihomes, iiand
iiprivate iipractice iidoctors iiwho iiwere iiearlier iidependent iion iithe iiscanning iimachines iiin
iilarge iihospitals. iiWhich iiof iithe iifollowing iitypes iiof iiinnovations iidoes iithis iiscenario
iibest iiillustrate?
A) iiincremental iiinnovation
B) iidisruptive iiinnovation
C) iiradical iiinnovation
D) iiarchitectural iiinnovation ii- iiAnswers ii-D) iiarchitectural iiinnovation
Using iithe iiBoston iiConsulting iiGroup iigrowth-share iimatrix, iithe iimanagers iiof
iiFasehatice iiInternational iidetermined iithat iitheir iibusiness iiunit iidevoted iito iipersonal
iihealth iimonitoring iidevices iiwas iia iistar. iiBased iion iithis iifinding, iiwhich iiof iithe
iifollowing iistrategies iiis iilikely iito iiproduce iithe iibest iiresults?
A) iiHarvest iias iimuch iicash iiflow iias iipossible iibefore iishutting iithe iibusiness iidown.
B) iiImmediately iidivest iifrom iithe iipersonal iihealth iimonitoring iiindustry.
C) iiIncrease iiinvestment iiin iithe iipersonal iihealth iimonitoring iiunit iito iiencourage iifuture
iigrowth.
D) iiSeek iito iilower iicosts iiin iithe iipersonal iihealth iimonitoring iiunit iito iiincrease iimarket
iishare. ii- iiAnswers ii-C) iiIncrease iiinvestment iiin iithe iipersonal iihealth iimonitoring iiunit iito
iiencourage iifuture iigrowth.
Condax iiElectronics iirelied iion iia iilarge iichain iiof iiconsumer iielectronics iistores iito iisell
iiits iitablet iicomputers, iicell iiphones, iiand iitelevisions iiand iialso iito iiprovide iicustomer
iiservice iiand iitechnical iisupport. iiHowever, iithat iiretailer iioutsourced iiits iiservice
iidepartments, iiand iicustomers iibegan iito iicomplain iithat iithey iicould iinot iiget iireliable
iitech iisupport iifor iiCondax iiproducts. iiIn iiresponse, iiCondax iiElectronics iidecided iito iiset
iiup iiits iiown iitech iisupport iidepartment, iiand iiit iialso iibegan iito iiinvestigate iiopening iiits
iiown iibrand-based iiretail iistores. iiWhat iidoes iithis iiscenario iibest iiillustrate?
A) iinew iiproduct iidevelopment
B) iiconglomerate iidiversification
C) iicrowdsourcing
D) iiforward iivertical iiintegration ii- iiAnswers ii-D) iiforward iivertical iiintegration
