Basic factors do not lead to sustainable international competitive advantage

An individual's losses on transactions entered into for personal purposes are deductible only if

a. The losses qualify as casualty or theft losses. b. The losses can be characterized as hobby losses. c. The losses do not exceed $3,000 ($6,000 on a joint return). d. No part of the transactions was entered into for profit.

A company that invested twelve thousand dollars in training its salespeople to become problem-solvers for its customers could use which of the following methods to see if the participants supported the company's new relationship marketing objective?

A. Critical incident techniques B. Cost-benefit analyses C. Before-and-after tests D. Time-series analysis E. Any or all of the above