Large Firms Generally Buy Parts and Assemblies from Smaller Firms

question 90

Multiple Choice

Large firms generally buy parts and assemblies from smaller firms because

• A) doing so creates goodwill.
• B) they are required to do so by government regulations.
• C) they can control small businesses this way.
• D) it is less expensive than making their own.
• E) large firms want to keep small firms in business.

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Definitions:

External Attributions

The process of assigning the cause of a behavior or event to factors outside the individual, such as situational or environmental influences.

Causal Explanation

An assertion or theory that attempts to explain the cause of a particular event or phenomenon, establishing one factor as leading to the effect of another.

External Attributions

The process of attributing the cause of behaviors or events to factors outside the individual, such as situational or environmental forces.

Stable Attributions

The perception that an individual's behavior is due to fixed, unchanging factors.