The Practice in Which Companies Frequently Come Out with New

question 51

Multiple Choice

The practice in which companies frequently come out with new models of a product that make existing models obsolete is an ethical issue related to new-product development and is termed

• A)diffusion.
• B)bait-and-switch.
• C)time to market.
• D)planned obsolescence.
• E)diversion.

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