1. As discussed in class, the background which seems to recently create the fastest path to the ceo's position of a large comapny is:
A. the investment banker who financed growth of the company
B. the cfo of the company
C. a marketing executive of the company
D. senior manager ofa large competitor firm
E. the cio of thecompany
2. In terms fo company entering a market, a company in the ship and boat building industry focused on a niche of producing and selling specialized boating instumentation would likely experience the least resistance from:
A. another niche instrumentation company in the same industry.
B. a specialty instrumentation production company with an initial customer base in the industry
C. a large ship builder without an instrumentation niche strategy
D. the ease of entry would be the same for a,b and c above.