Suppose That Kohler Is Deciding Whether to Create a Line

question 111

Multiple Choice

Suppose that Kohler is deciding whether to create a line of self-installed kitchen and bathroom fixtures.In what way would Kohler's definition of its mission lead it to make a different decision than it would make if it had no defined mission and merely attempted to follow widely accepted business practices?

• A) Kohler would focus on the customers' underlying needs instead of their demand for existing Kohler products.
• B) Kohler would pursue opportunities that are very different from the areas in which it has competed successfully.
• C) Kohler would alter its conception of "gracious living" to include activities such as installing kitchen and bathroom fixtures.
• D) Kohler would not produce the new line of fixtures if it determined that doing so would not fit with its definition of "gracious living."
• E) Kohler would create the new line of fixtures if the expected profits were higher than products that could more reasonably fit under its definition of "gracious living."

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Definitions:

Ethylamine

A colorless gas with a fishy smell, used in chemical synthesis, represented by the chemical formula C2H5NH2.

Hybridized

Refers to the concept in chemistry where atomic orbitals mix to form new hybrid orbitals, which can explain the geometry of molecular bonding.

CNC Bond

A bond formation involving a carbon-nitrogen-carbon sequence, significant in the structure of various organic molecules.

Trimethylamine

A nitrogenous compound with the formula N(CH3)3, characterized by its strong fishy odor, commonly found in decaying animal tissue.