The Attitude of U

question 114

Multiple Choice

The attitude of U.S. firms toward research and development is best described by which of the following?

• A) The veil of secrecy is being lifted, resulting in more collaboration.
• B) Firms are more cutthroat than ever and less cooperative with each other.
• C) Firms are less interested in working with universities.
• D) Firms are spending less in total research and development expenditures.
• E) Firms are less involved with research consortia than ever.

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