Which of the Following Statements Best Explains Why Idea Screening

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best explains why idea screening may be the most important step of new-product development?

• A) It increases the number of ideas generated.
• B) Some potentially profitable ideas may be ill perceived by the idea screeners.
• C) Some ideas that will become market disasters may be originally viewed favorably by the idea screeners.
• D) It gives research and development team members an opportunity to gather consumer feedback.
• E) It saves the company money in product development costs by giving the green light to only the product ideas that are likely to be profitable.

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