When IKEA,the Swedish Home Furnishings Retailer,first Entered the Japanese Market,it

Multiple Choice

When IKEA,the Swedish home furnishings retailer,first entered the Japanese market,it failed.It was more successful in its second try because it was aware of the need to adapt its furnishings to fit the smaller Japanese homes.The _____ environment had the greatest influence on IKEA's first failure in Japan.

A) demographic
B) economic
C) cultural
D) political
E) technological