Which of the Following Scenarios Illustrates How Really New Product

question 107

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scenarios illustrates how really new product ideas disrupt the old ways of doing things?

• A)a firm's introduction of a new digital video recorder that makes videocassette recorders for TVs obsolete
• B)a firm's introduction of a new range of cell phones that have better features than those offered by its competitors
• C)the addition of a new flavored breakfast cereal to a firm's existing line of breakfast cereals
• D)the removal of an existing product from a firm's line of perfumes because it isn't producing much profit
• E)the way in which the QWERTY keyboard on smart phones reflects the order of letters on manual typewriters

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Definitions:

Identity Theorists

Identity Theorists in philosophy argue that mental states and brain states are exactly the same, in direct opposition to dualism.

Self-Identity

The perception or recognition of one's characteristics, values, and beliefs that define who they are as an individual.

Essential Self

The characteristics that make a person that particular person.

David Hume

An 18th-century Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist known for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism, as well as his contribution to the naturalist approach to philosophical questions.