The Buying Center

question 46

Multiple Choice

The buying center:

• A) will be composed of the same decision makers as long as the purchasing process lasts.
• B) is typically on the formal organizational chart under the VP for operations.
• C) requires all purchasing participants to be employed by the purchasing department.
• D) refers to all those organizational members who become involved in the purchasing process.
• E) regularly generates formal announcements of who is in the buying center.

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