In Response to the Increase in Demand for Organic Foods

question 106

Multiple Choice

In response to the increase in demand for organic foods, Wegmans, Inc., a regional supermarket, recently created organic food departments within their large stores. The creation of these departments was a result of

• A)a core competency
• B)a market opportunity
• C)its sales orientation
• D)its distribution plan
• E)a competitive advantage

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Definitions:

Experimental Group

The group in an experiment that receives the treatment or intervention, used to assess the treatment's effect.

Control Group

A group in an experiment or study that does not receive treatment by the researchers and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

Correlational Studies

A type of non-experimental research method in which a researcher measures two variables, understands and assesses the statistical relationship between them without any causal assumption.

Cause-and-Effect

A relationship where one event (the cause) makes another event happen (the effect).