A Major Limitation in the Use of Internal R&D Departments

question 20

Multiple Choice

A major limitation in the use of internal R&D departments for new idea generation is

• A) the natural conflict R&D has with adhering to the firm's mission.
• B) that R&D departments tend to be dissolved once sufficient ideas have been generated.
• C) that the bureaucracy associated with R&D departments limits the generation of ideas.
• D) that R&D scientists develop ideas that are impractical to produce.
• E) the costs associated with an internal R&D department tend to be quite high.

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