When the National Cash Register Company reintroduced its crank-operated cash registers in Latin America and Africa,it was practicing what form of invention
A) Backward invention
B) Forward invention
C) Product innovation
D) Product invention
E) None of the above

Question

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Backward invention involves reintroducing older technologies or products that are no longer used in developed countries but may still have relevance in less developed regions. The reintroduction of crank-operated cash registers in Latin America and Africa fits this definition as they were an older technology that was no longer popular in developed regions, but may still have been relevant in less developed regions.

When the National Cash Register Company Reintroduced Its Crank-Operated Cash