Trendline Architects' Core Competency Is Building Multi-Family Housing in Urban

question 20

Multiple Choice

Trendline Architects' core competency is building multi-family housing in urban areas. This competency is based primarily on the decisions made by the company's top management over several years to focus on building in densely populated cities. This process is called

• A) path dependence.
• B) dependence complexity.
• C) causal dependence.
• D) path immobility.

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