Many Companies Are Finding That It's Both Cost Efficient and Productive

question 85

Multiple Choice

Many companies are finding that it's both cost efficient and productive to call on outsiders from around the world to solve problems their own researchers can't handle. The Internet provides a great mechanism for assembling the solutions. A new term to describe this strategy is ________.

• A) market predicting
• B) B2B e-commerce
• C) problem sourcing
• D) crowdsourcing

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Definitions:

Big Five

A model that outlines five broad dimensions of personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Increasing Happiness

The pursuit of activities or practices aimed at enhancing one's sense of well-being and contentment.

Optimistic

A tendency to anticipate the best possible outcome of actions or events.

Gratitude

The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.