The Risks of Being a First Mover Include All of the Following

question 17

Multiple Choice

The risks of being a first mover include all of the following except:

• A)the high cost of pioneering EC initiatives
• B)the chance that a second wave of competitors will eliminate a first mover's lead through lower cost and innovation
• C)the risk that the move will be too late
• D)over the long run,first movers being substantially less profitable than followers

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Definitions:

Masters and Johnson's Phases

The four-stage model of sexual response, comprising excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution, identified by researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson.

Level of Arousal

A state of physiological and psychological alertness or readiness, often linked to performance and activity.

Sexual Response Cycle

A sequence of physical and emotional phases that humans experience during sexual activity, including stages of excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.

Refractory Period

The period of time during which a cell or organ cannot replicate a particular action, such as the time after a nerve impulse during which a neuron is unable to fire again.