QUESTION 17 The Internet has unleashed a number of successful business models. h

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QUESTION 17

The Internet

has unleashed a number of successful business models.

has unleashed a number of unsuccessful business models.

can be factored into most successful business models.

All of the above.

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QUESTION 18

The Internet acts as a distribution channel for many non-tangible goods and services.

True

False

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QUESTION 19

The Internet fosters information asymmetry, a state whereby the seller and buyer are not likely to share the same information.

True

False

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QUESTION 20

The ability to individualize product and service offerings to meet specific buyer needs is known as

commoditization.

information symmetry.

the “flat world.”

None of the above.

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QUESTION 21

The collusion of firms to address the changing demands of consumers is known as

commoditization.

mass customization.

industry revolution.

None of the above.

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QUESTION 22

The decline in unit costs of a product or service that occurs as the absolute volume of production increases is known as

economies of scale.

mass customization.

specialization.

None of the above.

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QUESTION 23

The increasing difficulty firms have distinguishing their products and services from those of their rivals is known as

outsourcing.

offshoring.

mass customization.

commoditization.

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QUESTION 24

The process of disaggregation and reaggregation has resulted in an increased emphasis on partnerships.

True

False

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QUESTION 25

The rate of technological change varies considerably across industries in different nations, but generally not in the same nation.

True

False

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QUESTION 26

The systematic collection and analysis of information about relevant environmental trends is known as

industry analysis.

macroenvironmental analysis.

firm analysis.

None of the above.

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QUESTION 27

The systematic collection and analysis of information about relevant environmental trends is known as

industry analysis.

macroenvironmental analysis.

environmental scanning.

None of the above.

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QUESTION 28

The unconscious reference to one’s own cultural values as a standard of judgment is known as cultural discrimination.

True

False

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QUESTION 29

The unconscious reference to one’s own cultural values as a standard of judgment is known as

the self-reference criterion.

cultural distinction.

cultural awareness.

cultural apathy.

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QUESTION 30

The unconscious reference to one’s own cultural values as a standard of judgment is known as

global awareness.

cultural apathy.

cultural awareness.

None of the above.

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QUESTION 31

Thomas Friedman’s bestseller, The World Is Flat, explains how mass customization has forever changed global business.

True

False

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QUESTION 32

Thomas Friedman’s bestseller, The World Is Flat, explains how technological changes have leveled the playing field in nations like India and China.

True

False

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QUESTION 33

Which of the following is not a strategic dimension of the Internet?

movement toward information symmetry

increased emphasis on speed

potential for cost reductions and cost shifting

None of the above.

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QUESTION 34

Which of the following is not a strategic dimension of the Internet?

focus on interactivity

potential for cost reductions and cost shifting

movement toward information asymmetry

None of the above.

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QUESTION 35

Which of the following is not a strategic dimension of the Internet?

focus on interactivity

guarantee of cost reductions

movement toward information asymmetry

None of the above.

has unleashed a number of successful business models.

has unleashed a number of unsuccessful business models.

can be factored into most successful business models.

All of the above.

Explanation / Answer

17 D

Internet has provides many successful and unsuccessful model. Yearly thousands of startups are opened with the help of internet some creates history and some does not travel much distance.

18 True

If I talk about the intangible products through internet then there are services like air ticket, movie ticket, insurance etc can be bought. So fir these products internet works as a distribution channel.

19 False

The web ought to decrease the information asymmetry since it furnishes the purchaser and venders with the chance to investigate information which generally would have been covered up by them deliberately.

20 D

None of the above.

Actually the term is mass customization which is not available in the option.

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