The Ajax Computer Company Is Spending Heavily on R&D to Develop

question 39

Multiple Choice

The Ajax Computer Company is spending heavily on R&D to develop new designs for wireless networks instead of trying to refine how well they make their current wireless network hardware components.Ajax is probably in the

• A) decline stage.
• B) era of incremental change.
• C) era of ferment.
• D) specific phase.

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Definitions:

Woodward's Studies

Research by Joan Woodward that established a link between technology and organizational structure, suggesting the optimal structure varies by technological type.

Continuous-Process Plants

Factories where production materials are moved continuously through a series of steps or processes.

Mass Production

The manufacturing of large quantities of standardized products, often using assembly line technology and methods, to achieve economies of scale.

Continuous-Process Technology

A production method where goods are produced continuously through an uninterrupted flow, often used in chemical, oil, and food industries.