What Are Complementary Assets and How Does Investment in Them

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Essay

What are complementary assets and how does investment in them impact returns on technology investments?

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Definitions:

Mechanization

The process of using machinery and technology to perform tasks that were previously done manually.

Slave-Owning Indians

Indigenous peoples in the Americas who owned slaves, a practice influenced by European colonization.

Confederacy

The group of eleven southern states that seceded from the United States from 1860-1861, forming the Confederate States of America and initiating the Civil War.

Native Americans

Native Americans are the indigenous peoples of the United States, including both the tribes that have been living in North America for thousands of years and their diverse cultures and societies.