Tagged values are a kind of ________

To enhance product knowledge and teamwork among its new sales recruits, Whirlpool developed a program where all of the recruits would live together in a house (prior to being deployed in the field) to learn about the company's products by actually using them on a daily basis. This type of training can be classified as:

a. centralized training. b. decentralized training. c. on-the-job training. d. government training. e. consultant training.

A hike in prices of petroleum by the Gulf countries results in a drop in sales of a certain

petroleum-based skin care product. The influence of which of the following market forces is most evident in this case? A) threat of entry B) bargaining power of suppliers C) intensity of rivalry D) pressure from substitute products