Every six months, doug is asked to fill out a survey asking when he expects to buy a new vehicle and what type and model he plans to purchase. doug, along with a group of consumers with similar buying habits, has been participating in this survey for the last eight years. the gathering of this quantitative data is an example of descriptive research using a) a hierarchical format b) a cross-sectional design c) latitudinal tracking d) a longitudinal design e) ethnography

Ancho corp. is an automobile company whose core competency lies in manufacturing petrol- and diesel- based cars. the company realizes that more of its potential customers are switching to electric cars. the r& d department of the company acquires competencies in developing electric cars and launches its first hybrid car, which uses both gas and electricity. in this scenario, ancho is primarilya. leveraging new core competencies to improve current market position. b. redeploying existing core competencies to compete in future markets. c. unlearning existing core competencies to create and compete in markets of the future. d. building new core competencies to protect and extend current market position