"We Have Rapidly Grown into a Top-Tier Provider of Environmental

question 87

Multiple Choice

"We have rapidly grown into a top-tier provider of environmental services worldwide, and our clients expect us to employ top-tier talent and use top-tier technology tools," said Leo Dischinger, Chief Technology Officer. "Therefore, over the next two years, our company is going to invest in top-tier technology tools. But we first have to understand what we currently use in our worldwide offices-that is, determine which technologies the company most depends upon." The first step that Leo is describing is

• A) a benchmarking study.
• B) a gap analysis.
• C) a SWOT analysis.
• D) a technology audit.
• E) an environmental scanning effort.

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Definitions:

Average Tax Rate

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Licensing Fees

Payments made by a user to an owner for the right to use intellectual property, such as patents, trademarks, or copyright material.

Ability-To-Pay Principle

A principle of taxation asserting that taxes should be levied according to an individual’s or entity’s capacity to pay.