Which of the following statements is not true?
a) most of the business value of it investment derives from organizational, management, and cultural changes inside firms.
b) in 2017, american businesses spent $500 billion on business and management consulting and information technology services.
c) private business investment in information technology has grown from 21 percent of total invested capital in 1999 to 33 percent of all invested capital in 2017.
d) much of the money spent by american businesses on business and management consulting involves redesigning firms' business operations to take advantage of new technologies.
e) in 2017, american businesses invested about $1 trillion in information systems hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment.

Which of the following best explains cost-push inflation? a. increasing wages for workers drive up the cost of production, forcing producers to charge more to meet their costs. b. consumers demand goods faster than they can be supplied, increasing competition among buyers. c. rising prices for goods and services reduce spending power and cut into consumer demand. d. wages drop so that workers have to spend a higher percentage of income on the cost of necessities.2b2t

Alyssa works for an engineering firm that has been hired to design and supervise the construction of a highway bridge over a major river. the bridge will be a unique design, incorporating complex designs that will likely never be duplicated. how should alyssa deal with designing and overseeing the building of the bridge?

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.