Which of the Following Is NOT an Assumption of the Industrial

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of the Industrial Organization,or I/O,model?

• A) Organizational decision makers are rational and committed to acting in the firm's best interests.
• B) Resources to implement strategies are not highly mobile across firms.
• C) The external environment is assumed to impose pressures and constraints that determine the strategies that result in superior performance.
• D) Firms in given industries,or given industry segments,are assumed to control similar strategically relevant resources.

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Definitions:

Career Growth

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Need For Power

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McClelland's Need Theory

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