Which of the Following Best Defines Adaptation on the Part

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines adaptation on the part of an international marketer?

• A) It is a conscious effort to make themselves aware of the home cultural reference in their analyses and decision making.
• B) It is a conscious effort to anticipate the influences of both the foreign and domestic uncontrollable factors on a marketing mix and then to adjust the marketing mix to minimize the effects.
• C) It is the notion that people in one's own company or country know best how to do things.
• D) It is the process of identifying the similarities that exists between the domestic and foreign markets.
• E) It is an unconscious reference to one's own cultural values, experiences, and knowledge as a basis for decisions and then to adjust the marketing mix in order to closely reflect these decisions.

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Definitions:

Heredity

The transmission of traits or characteristics from parents to offspring through genes across generations.

Identical Twins

Twins that originate from the same fertilized egg, sharing 100% of their genetic material.

Fraternal Twins

Twins who are born at the same time but are not genetically identical; they developed from two different eggs fertilized by separate sperm cells.

Predictive Validity

The extent to which a score on a scale or test predicts future performance or behaviors.