One of the Two Organization-Related Problems of Inertia That Can

question 138

Multiple Choice

One of the two organization-related problems of inertia that can cause new-product failures is

• A) poor product quality.
• B) encountering the "not-invented-here" problem.
• C) poor execution of the marketing mix.
• D) bad timing.
• E) incomplete market and product protocol.

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