Vernon's Product Life-Cycle Theory Was Based on the Observation That

question 3

Multiple Choice

Vernon's product life-cycle theory was based on the observation that for most of the 20^th century a very large proportion of the world's new products had been developed by U.S.firms and sold first in the __________ market.

• A) Japanese
• B) Western European
• C) U.S.
• D) Canadian
• E) South American market

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