Exam 2: External Analysis: The Identification of Opportunities and Threats

A baking company has different product ranges like whole-wheat pizzas for the diet-conscious and rich cookies for children and youngsters.The company is catering to different groups of customers known as:

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In growth industries:

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Question 42

Companies facing greater exit barriers find it harder to reduce capacity,and face a greater threat of severe price competition.

(True/False)

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Question 43

Members of a strategic group:

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Question 44

Substitute products are not a threat if a company is the market leader.

(True/False)

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Question 45

Which of the following statements is true about rivalry in the context of established companies?

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Question 46

Which of the following statements is true about potential competitors in an industry?

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Question 47

Suppliers are most powerful when the products that they sell have many substitutes.

(True/False)

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Question 48

When buyers are in a weak bargaining position,companies in the industry must lower their prices to increase profits.

(True/False)

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Question 49

Interest rates have an impact on the sale of automobiles,appliances,and capital equipment. This represents a macroeconomic force.

(True/False)

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Question 50

The competitive structure of an industry refers to the:

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Question 51

Suppliers in an industry are most powerful when:

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Question 52

Which of the following is NOT a barrier to entry?

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Question 53

Define and then relate the concepts of sectors,industries,and market segments.

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Question 54

Starbucks and an independent local café are different in terms of their business techniques.They both sell coffee,and therefore belong to the same strategic group.

(True/False)

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Question 55

The bottled water industry created new competitors for Coca-Cola,but it did not change the basic industry boundaries.

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Question 56

Opportunities arise when a company can take advantage of conditions in its environment to formulate and implement strategies that allow it to become more profitable.

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Question 57

Which of the following statements is true about complementors?

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Question 58

One of the defining characteristics of the mature stage of the industry life-cycle is that growth is low or zero.

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Question 59

As a barrier to new entry,absolute cost advantages can be based on:

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A baking company has different product ranges like whole-wheat pizzas for the diet-conscious and rich cookies for children and youngsters.The company is catering to different groups of customers known as:

In growth industries:

Companies facing greater exit barriers find it harder to reduce capacity,and face a greater threat of severe price competition.

Members of a strategic group:

Substitute products are not a threat if a company is the market leader.

Which of the following statements is true about rivalry in the context of established companies?

Which of the following statements is true about potential competitors in an industry?

Suppliers are most powerful when the products that they sell have many substitutes.

When buyers are in a weak bargaining position,companies in the industry must lower their prices to increase profits.

Interest rates have an impact on the sale of automobiles,appliances,and capital equipment. This represents a macroeconomic force.

The competitive structure of an industry refers to the:

Suppliers in an industry are most powerful when:

Which of the following is NOT a barrier to entry?

Define and then relate the concepts of sectors,industries,and market segments.

Starbucks and an independent local café are different in terms of their business techniques.They both sell coffee,and therefore belong to the same strategic group.

The bottled water industry created new competitors for Coca-Cola,but it did not change the basic industry boundaries.

Opportunities arise when a company can take advantage of conditions in its environment to formulate and implement strategies that allow it to become more profitable.

Which of the following statements is true about complementors?

One of the defining characteristics of the mature stage of the industry life-cycle is that growth is low or zero.

As a barrier to new entry,absolute cost advantages can be based on:

Strategic Leadership: Managing the Strategy Making Process for Competitive Advantage

Internal Analysis: Resources and Competitive Advantage

Building Competitive Advantage Through Functional Level Strategies

Business Level Strategy

Business Level Strategy and the Industry Environment

Strategy and Technology

Strategy in the Global Environment

Corporate-Level Strategy: Horizontal Integration, Vertical Integration, and Strategic Outsourcing

Corporate Level Strategy: Related and Unrelated Diversification

Corporate Performance, Governance, and Business Ethics

Implementing Strategy Through Organization

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