Raymond Ozzie,the software designer who was critical in the development of Lotus Notes,was able to dictate the terms under which IBM acquired Lotus.This illustrates that he had ________ bargaining power based on the ________ cost required by the firm to replace him.
A) low; low
B) low; high
C) high; low
D) high; high

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If employee skills are idiosyncratic and rare (a source of resource-based advantages), they should have high bargaining power based on the high cost required by the firm to replace them. For example, Raymond Ozzie, the software designer who was critical in the development of Lotus Notes, was able to dictate the terms under which IBM acquired Lotus.

Raymond Ozzie,the Software Designer Who Was Critical in the Development