Companies That Successfully Innovate Usually Have All of the Following

question 1

Multiple Choice

Companies that successfully innovate usually have all of the following characteristics except:

• A) people in research and marketing actively work with customers to understand their needs and develop solutions.
• B) technical specialists are aware of recent developments and make effective use of new technology.
• C) a shared new product process that is advocated and supported by top management cuts across organizational functions and units.
• D) members from key departments work separately in the development of the new product or service.
• E) each project is guided by a core cross-functional team from beginning to end.

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Definitions:

Slope

In mathematics, the measure of the steepness or incline of a line, defined as the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change between two points on the line.

Positively Related

A relationship between two variables where an increase in one variable leads to an increase in the other, and a decrease in one leads to a decrease in the other.

Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between two or more variables on a coordinate plane.

Positively Related

A relationship between two variables where an increase in one variable is associated with an increase in the other.