Are these competitive markets? a. in a small town, there are two providers of broadband internet access: a cable company and the phone company. the internet access offered by both providers is of the same speed. b. several stores in the mall sell hooded sweatshirts. each store's sweatshirts reflect the style of that particular store. additionally, some stores use higher-quality cotton than others, which is reflected in the apparel's prices. c. scholastik inc. owns the u. s. copyright to a popular book series. it is the only company with the legal right to publish books in the series in the united states. d. dozens of companies produce plain white socks. consumers regard plain white socks as identical and don't care who manufactures their socks.

Which of the following is an example of groupthink? select one: a. the five officers of tricom are planning a venture they know to be highly profitable. two know the plan to be illegal. nevertheless, they do not voice their concerns, but go along with the team's plan b. the five officers of tricom devise a highly profitable plan. tim, the cfo, points out to the group that the plan will likely garner the company a good deal of negative publicity. tim states that he will not endorse the team's plan c. jim, dean and dax draw up plans for a new printing company. they have all thought through their plans and no one has any criticisms or concerns d. two africans approach a motor company for a dealership. the company informs them that the vast majority of black dealers are not successful in making a profit they convince the africans against making the deal