Disruptive Technologies Are Tricky

question 15

Multiple Choice

Disruptive technologies are tricky.Firms that invent disruptive technologies as ______________________________________________________________.

• A) as "first movers" always benefit if they lack the resources to exploit the technology or fail to see the opportunity.
• B) as "first agents" do not always benefit if they lack the resources to exploit the technology or fail to see the opportunity.
• C) as "first movers" do not always benefit if they lack the resources to exploit the technology or fail to see the opportunity.
• D) as "first agents" always benefit if they lack the resources to exploit the technology or fail to see the opportunity.

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Definitions:

Correlational Studies

Research methods that examine the relationship between two or more variables to determine if a correlation exists, without establishing cause-and-effect.

Antisocial Behavior

A pattern of behavior that is hostile, aggressive, or disruptive to social norms and can harm or disregard the rights of others.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.