Which of the Following Best Illustrates a Vertically Integrated Company

question 63

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best illustrates a vertically integrated company with control?

• A)Runners Corp., a shoe manufacturing company, which has a say in how much of its assets are divided among the company's shareholders
• B)Blueberry Inc., a confectionery company, which has a stronghold over an important resource of the company that helps in differentiating its final product
• C)Trendsetters LLC, an apparel manufacturing company, which has a stronghold over the number of employees that the company can afford to recruit, train, and retain
• D)Coders Corp., a software development company, which successfully deflects any possibilities of hostile takeovers

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Definitions:

Reinforcement Schedules

The pattern according to which rewards are given in operant conditioning, influencing how quickly and robustly a behavior is learned.

Aversive Conditioning

A form of behavioral training where a negative stimulus is associated with undesirable behavior to reduce or eliminate that behavior.

Observing and Imitating

The learning process by which individuals replicate behaviors, actions, or attitudes witnessed in others.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process involving the repeated coupling of two stimuli which results in a response first elicited by the second stimulus but later elicited by the first stimulus alone.