Question

In the context of opportunity identification and selection, DuPont's discovery of Surlyn, a material with hundreds of potential uses, would fall under which of the following categories?
A. An underutilized resourceB. A new resourceC. An external mandateD. An internal mandate

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is letter "B":  A new resource.

Explanation:

Opportunity identification and selection implies talking about companies engaging different research activities in their surrounding environment to identify products or services that could be provided to a specific sector of the market satisfying a need. The new source becomes the central character of the future operations of the firm.

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is "B. A new resource".

Explanation: The discovery of Surlyn de DuPont, being a new material with multiple potential uses, which could be applied to the manufacture of many products would clearly fall under the category "a new resource".