When Company Tech Decides to Produce a New Product Line

question 173

Multiple Choice

When Company Tech decides to produce a new product line and determines the desired capacity and use of technology, the next step is to

• A) decide how big to build the new factory.
• B) hire new workers for the facility.
• C) decide whether to build a new plant or refurbish an existing plant.
• D) determine which of the company's existing plants is best suited to produce the new product.
• E) determine what the magnitude of the conversion process will be.

Identify the role of gatekeepers and boundary spanners in innovation.

Understand the concept of managerial innovations and their examples.

Grasp the importance of job enrichment as a managerial innovation.

Comprehend the significance of extracting innovative ideas from the external environment.

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