If a firm decided to maintain relationships with several different call center management companies,each of which have adopted different technological solutions to the problem of how to use call center employees to assist customers who are using very complex products,to reduce the uncertainty of whether the people staffing the phone can help the firm's customers,this would be consistent with which explanation of vertical integration?
A) Opportunism-based
B) Flexibility-based
C) Firm capabilities-based
D) Alliance-based

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This is consistent with a flexibility-based explanation of vertical integration as the firm is maintaining relationships with multiple call center management companies in order to reduce uncertainty and maintain flexibility in managing complex products.

If a Firm Decided to Maintain Relationships with Several Different