Competences Can Turn into Core Rigidities When

question 34

Multiple Choice

Competences can turn into core rigidities when

• A) Companies become too reliant on external resources
• B) Companies fully integrate internal and external resources
• C) Companies learn from the past
• D) Companies lose their ability to learn and end up trapped with what mattered in the past

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Definitions:

Production Orders

Instructions or commands produced to initiate the manufacture of a specific quantity of goods at a specified time.

Activity-Based Costing

A costing method that allocates overhead and indirect costs to specific activities, providing more accurate product costing.

Direct Labor Rate

The cost of the work done by those employees who directly manufacture the products, usually measured per hour.

Direct Materials Cost

The expense associated with acquiring raw materials that are directly utilized in the manufacture of goods.