Multiple Choice
Isidore Security Services is a national provider of guard and security services for businesses. It has been in business for over 90 years, having been founded by one of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders (Isidore O'Malley) . Lately it has been losing clients to more aggressive and innovative firms offering remote security monitoring systems instead of a guard-based approach. The board of directors of Isidore Security Services is concerned that this downward trend may threaten the existence of this venerable firm and the jobs of its employees. Which one of the following is true?
A) This is an example of an established firm neglecting the opportunity-seeking aspect of strategic entrepreneurship.
B) This example shows the dysfunctional aspects of unrestricted entrepreneurialism.
C) This is an example of the lack of human capital hampering internal innovation.
D) Isidore Security Services is suffering from the "novelty effect" wherein new firms are more attractive to clients/customers merely because they are new and not because they add value.
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