Large Companies,such as AT&T,IBM,and GE,have Been Shifting Their Knowledge Landscape

question 22

Multiple Choice

Large companies,such as AT&T,IBM,and GE,have been shifting their knowledge landscape from closed innovation to open innovation because of the

• A) decreasing capability of external suppliers and vendors.
• B) lack of reliability on venture capital.
• C) increasing need to internally control research and development.
• D) increasing supply and mobility of skilled workers.

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