The New-Product Development Process Discussed in the Text

question 62

Multiple Choice

The new-product development process discussed in the text

• A) is based on the idea that a firm should eliminate potentially unprofitable product ideas as early as possible.
• B) seeks to take as many ideas to market as possible, hoping to find a breakthrough opportunity.
• C) relies solely on test marketing to decide whether to drop an idea or take it to market.
• D) is especially important since it increases the number of new product ideas that get to the commercialization stage.
• E) None of these alternatives is true.

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