_____ decisions deal with unique situations that have never occurred before.

A(n) _____ is any advantage that comes to a firm because it exploits an opportunity before any other firm does.

A wholesale business buys products from producers and then sells them to _____.​

    _____ is a general factor that contributes to the success of small businesses.

Consumer tastes and preferences are _____ forces that influence an organization’s product line.

A(n) _____ is a change in the appearance or performance of a product or service or of the physical processes through which a product or service is manufactured.

An independently owned and operated enterprise with relatively little influence over its environment is defined in the text as a(n) _____.

An alternative should be eliminated during evaluation if:

An example of a force for change in the task environment of an organization is _____.

​Decisions made by top managers involving strategy, such as signing mergers or making acquisitions, are examples of _____ decisions.