Exam 4: Evaluating a Companys Resources, Capabilities, and Competitiveness

The spotlight in analyzing a company's resources,internal circumstances,and competitiveness includes such questions/concerns as:

Two important parts of SWOT analysis are:

Which of the following is NOT an example of an external threat to a company's future profitability?

When a company performs a particular competitively important activity truly well in comparison to its rivals,it is said to have:

The company with the highest rating on a given measure has an implied competitive edge on that specific measure,with the size of its edge:

SWOT analysis is a simple but powerful tool for:

The best quantitative evidence of whether a company's present strategy is working well is:

What test determines the power of a resource's competitive strength?

A core competence:

SWOT analysis:

The value chains of company distribution channel partners are relevant because:

In determining the various strategic issues that a company needs to address,managers need to consider BOTH the results of its analysis of the company's external environment and the results of its evaluation of the company's resources and competitive position.True or false? Explain and defend your answer.

Explain why a good strategy must contain ways to deal with all the strategic issues and obstacles that stand in the way of the company's financial and competitive success.

Identifying the strategic issues and problems that merit front-burner managerial attention:

The difference between a company competence and a core competence is that:

Resource and capability analysis is designed to:

The market opportunities most relevant to a particular company are those that:

When an activity becomes something a company has learned to perform proficiently and capably,it is said to have:

Sluggish performance results relative to rivals are a reliable warning sign that the company has either a weak strategy or poor strategy execution or both.The best way to identify a well-conceived,well-executed strategy is to determine whether the company is experiencing:

A distinctive competence represents competitively superior resource strength.True or false? Explain your answer.