X-Brand Bikes, a Manufacturer of Off-Road Bicycles, Carefully Developed a Strategy

question 2

Multiple Choice

X-Brand Bikes, a manufacturer of off-road bicycles, carefully developed a strategy for moving into South America. The strategy had poor results after interest rates and inflation rose rapidly in most of its South American markets, demonstrating the influence of the _____ on marketing strategy.

• A) economic environment
• B) technological environment
• C) social environment
• D) legal environment
• E) political environment

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