Larry's Lizards and Ronaldo's Reptiles are competing for pet store franchises. Both are considering opening a store in the small town of Turtleville. If Ronaldo's opens a profitable store in Turtleville and Larry's management determines that it is not profitable to also open a store, then:
a. this is a simultaneous game.
b. a Nash equilibrium is not possible in this game.
c. Ronaldo's had a first-mover advantage in this game.
d. this is a zero-sum game.

Sunset foods relies on a highly centralized functional structure to ensure consistency in the quality and taste of its products and to drive down costs via process innovations. however, as a consequence of its highly compartmentalized structure, the firm has found it difficult to transfer information and ideas from one department to the next. with the launch of its new line of breakfast foods coming up, how can sunset improve its ability to collaborate without sacrificing the benefits of its current structure