Martin and Marla are working parents. They intend to buy a new car for their family. In this case, their choice of car will be influenced by the a. look of the car. b. distance between their house and their offices. c. size of their house. d. number of children in their family.

An important source of public scrutiny is "watchdogs." these are: the efforts of a firm's competitors, including how often the competitors attack the firm's strategies. taxpayer-supported government agencies that limit a firm's ability to compete in foreign markets. companies designated by the government to only produce products that support the government defense program. socially conscious groups that make it their mission to measure the social responsibility levels of businesses, and provide consumers with their opinions about the level of corporate responsibility of various companies.