Independent Operations Between the Brick and Mortar Part of a Company

question 9

Multiple Choice

Independent operations between the brick and mortar part of a company and its e-commerce system offer which of the following benefits?

• A)The independent operation can move faster and be more entrepreneurial when freed from corporate bureaucracy and it can seek funding from deep pockets of venture capitalists.
• B)The independent operation can benefit from cross-promotion of shared products, shared customer information, increased large-quantity purchase leverage, and economies of scale by using the same distribution channels.
• C)The brick and mortar part of the company can transfer learning to the e-commerce system of the company.
• D)Independent operations can facilitate synergy between the brick and mortar part and the e-commerce system.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that instinctively elicits a response without any prerequisite learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A once-neutral trigger that, upon association with an unconditioned stimulus, in time provokes a conditioned response.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Discrimination

The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, sex, or disability.