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The Term "Liability of Newness" Refers to the Fact That

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The term "liability of newness" refers to the fact that companies often falter because the people who start the firms can't adjust quickly enough to their new roles and because the firms lack "track records" with outside buyers and suppliers.


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Exocytosis

A process by which a cell transports secretory products through the cytoplasm to the plasma membrane and then into the extracellular space.

Endocytosis

The active transport of substances into the cell by the formation of invaginated regions of the plasma membrane that pinch off and become cytoplasmic vesicles.

Cotransport

The active transport of a substance from a region of low concentration to a region of high concentration by coupling its transport to the transport of a substance down its concentration gradient.

Concentration Gradient

A gradual change in the concentration of solutes in a solution as a function of distance through a solution.

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