A municipality has authorized the improvement of a particular property in a manner not a thought raised by the zoning ordinance. This is an example of a

Economist Thorstein Veblen argued that in the new industrial society, people earned their status by:

A. conquest in warfare. B. prowess in hunting. C. conspicuous consumption. D. respecting interior values.

____________: Major actions by which organization builds and strengthens competitive position

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).