The First Three Stages of a Successful Venture's Life Cycle

question 71

Multiple Choice

The first three stages of a successful venture's life cycle occur in the following order:

• A) development, rapid growth, survival
• B) startup, development, rapid growth
• C) startup, survival, rapid growth
• D) survival, rapid growth, early-maturity
• E) development, startup, survival

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Definitions:

Automatic Response

A reflexive, involuntary reaction to a stimulus, which occurs without conscious thought, often as a result of learned behaviors or innate reflexes.

Stimulus

Any event or situation that evokes a response from an organism in the environment.

Event

An occurrence or happening, particularly one of significance that can be planned or unplanned.

Response

A reaction or reply to a stimulus or situation, often measured in cognitive and psychological experiments.