Alejandro Is Assigned the Task of Marketing a New Experimental

question 86

Multiple Choice

Alejandro is assigned the task of marketing a new experimental drug to consumers in a developing country. He is not aware of the potential side-effects of the drug. Moreover, Alejandro does not know if there is a demand for this drug in that developing country. He is unable to even assign probabilities to the likely outcomes of his marketing strategies to sell this drug. The decision-making environment of Alejandro can be referred to as a(n) _____.

• A) uncertain environment
• B) risk environment
• C) certain environment
• D) threat environment
• E) unanticipated environment

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Capital Investment

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