Wikipedia's "Open Source" Approach to Competitive Advantage Will Be Sustainable

question 54

Multiple Choice

Wikipedia's "open source" approach to competitive advantage will be sustainable as long as:

• A) The market isn't saturated with book-based encyclopedias.
• B) Another firm doesn't introduce a CD-based encyclopedia.
• C) People are willing to volunteer to contribute content.
• D) All of these.

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Definitions:

Allport's Six Criteria

A set of characteristics identified by psychologist Gordon Allport to describe the nature of mature, healthy personality, including extension of the sense of self and emotional security.

Proprium

Proposed by Gordon Allport, it refers to all aspects of a person's self that make for unity and consistency over time.

Development Stages

Phases or periods in an individual's life characterized by specific developmental tasks, challenges, or potentialities.

Pessimistic View

A tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen, often affecting one's mentality and actions.