Given the Position of Amazon Alexa in the Growth Stage

question 107

Multiple Choice

Given the position of Amazon Alexa in the growth stage of its life cycle, which of the following OM strategies or issues should Amazon (makers of Alexa) be least concerned with at the current time?

• A) forecasting
• B) cost cutting
• C) increasing capacity
• D) product and process reliability
• E) enhancing distribution

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Definitions:

Projective Techniques

Psychological assessment tools that use ambiguous stimuli to elicit responses that reveal aspects of an individual's personality.

Reinforcers

Stimuli that increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated by providing a consequence that is desirable to the individual.

Human Behavior

encompasses the wide range of behaviors exhibited by humans and is influenced by culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis, persuasion, coercion, and genetics.

Extinction

In behavior psychology, the process where a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears when the reinforcement is withdrawn.