Question

Which of the following best defines technological discontinuity? Group of answer choices It is the inability of a company to competitively sell its products because it relies on old technology or a nondominant design. It is the phase of a technology cycle in which companies innovate by lowering costs and improving the functioning and performance of a dominant technological design. It is an approach to innovation that assumes a highly uncertain environment and uses intuition and hands-on experience to reduce uncertainty and accelerate learning and understanding. It is the phase of an innovation stream in which a scientific advance or unique combination of existing technologies creates a significant breakthrough in performance or function.

Answer 1

Answer: It is the phase of an innovation stream in which a scientific advance or unique combination of existing technologies creates a significant breakthrough in performance or function.

Explanation: When the industry experiences an unprecedented breakthrough in performance or function during a certain phase or period marked by technological advancement and innovation using new and existing combination of scientific tools, A technological discontinuity is said to be attained.