Exam 2: Analyzing the External Environment of the Firm: Creating Competitive Advantages

When investors examine the performance of beauty products like Olay moisturizers and CoverGirl cosmetics,they are looking for

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Question 81

Steve Jobs,former chairman of Apple,demonstrated that ________ also are important in forecasting.

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Question 82

A major sociocultural trend in the United States is the increased number of women in the workforce that has increased the need for business clothing but decreased the demand for baking product staples.

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Question 83

In some industries,low switching costs can act as an important barrier to entry.

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Question 84

By emphasizing the importance of identifying opportunities and threats,the SWOT framework makes firms act rather than .

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Question 85

How do infomediaries and consumer information websites increase the intensity of competitive rivalry?

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Question 86

Which of the following is not a correct usage of the SWOT framework?

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Question 87

Which is considered a force in the five-forces model?

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Question 88

Genetic engineering has had a positive impact on the pharmaceutical industry.This is an example of which type of general environmental trend?

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Question 89

Emerging sociocultural changes in the environment include

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Question 90

Referring to the textbook Exhibit 2.7 The World Automobile Industry: Strategic Groups,which strategic group consists of firms high in product pricing/quality and average in their product-line breadth?

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Question 91

PPG Industries,the Pittsburgh-based manufacturer of paints,coatings,optical products,specialty materials,chemicals,glass,and fiber glass suffered serious failures in 1986 and 1987 when it attempted to diversify its offers.It used a technique to help it identify possible future strategies.What was it?

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Question 92

In general,the threat of substitutes is heightened because the Internet

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Question 93

Gathering competitive intelligence

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Question 94

Firms that were successful in the past can fail today because

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Question 95

Interest rate increases have a impact on the residential home construction industry and a effect on industries that produce consumer necessities such as prescription drugs or basic grocery items.

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Question 96

The five-forces model helps to determine both the nature of competition in an industry and the profit potential for the industry.

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Question 97

Perceptual acuity requires all the following except

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Question 98

A danger of forecasting discussed in the text is that

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Question 99

Supplier power has increased because of the Internet for all the following reasons except

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When investors examine the performance of beauty products like Olay moisturizers and CoverGirl cosmetics,they are looking for

Steve Jobs,former chairman of Apple,demonstrated that ________ also are important in forecasting.

A major sociocultural trend in the United States is the increased number of women in the workforce that has increased the need for business clothing but decreased the demand for baking product staples.

In some industries,low switching costs can act as an important barrier to entry.

By emphasizing the importance of identifying opportunities and threats,the SWOT framework makes firms act rather than .

How do infomediaries and consumer information websites increase the intensity of competitive rivalry?

Which of the following is not a correct usage of the SWOT framework?

Which is considered a force in the five-forces model?

Genetic engineering has had a positive impact on the pharmaceutical industry.This is an example of which type of general environmental trend?

Emerging sociocultural changes in the environment include

Referring to the textbook Exhibit 2.7 The World Automobile Industry: Strategic Groups,which strategic group consists of firms high in product pricing/quality and average in their product-line breadth?

In general,the threat of substitutes is heightened because the Internet

Gathering competitive intelligence

Firms that were successful in the past can fail today because

Interest rate increases have a impact on the residential home construction industry and a effect on industries that produce consumer necessities such as prescription drugs or basic grocery items.

The five-forces model helps to determine both the nature of competition in an industry and the profit potential for the industry.

Perceptual acuity requires all the following except

A danger of forecasting discussed in the text is that

Supplier power has increased because of the Internet for all the following reasons except

Strategic Management: Creating Competitive Advantages

Assessing the Internal Environment of the Firm

Recognizing a Firm's Intellectual Assets: Moving Beyond a Firm's Tangible Resources

Business-level Strategy: Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantages

Corporate-level Strategy: Creating Value Through Diversification

International Strategy: Creating Value in Global Markets

Entrepreneurial Strategy and Competitive Dynamics

Strategic Control and Corporate Governance

Creating Effective Organizational Designs

Strategic Leadership: Creating a Learning Organization and an Ethical Organization

Managing Innovation and Fostering Corporate Entrepreneurship

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Exam 2: Analyzing the External Environment of the Firm: Creating Competitive Advantages

When investors examine the performance of beauty products like Olay moisturizers and CoverGirl cosmetics,they are looking for

Steve Jobs,former chairman of Apple,demonstrated that ________ also are important in forecasting.

A major sociocultural trend in the United States is the increased number of women in the workforce that has increased the need for business clothing but decreased the demand for baking product staples.

In some industries,low switching costs can act as an important barrier to entry.

By emphasizing the importance of identifying opportunities and threats,the SWOT framework makes firms act ________ rather than ________.

How do infomediaries and consumer information websites increase the intensity of competitive rivalry?

Which of the following is not a correct usage of the SWOT framework?

Which is considered a force in the five-forces model?

Genetic engineering has had a positive impact on the pharmaceutical industry.This is an example of which type of general environmental trend?

Emerging sociocultural changes in the environment include

Referring to the textbook Exhibit 2.7 The World Automobile Industry: Strategic Groups,which strategic group consists of firms high in product pricing/quality and average in their product-line breadth?

In general,the threat of substitutes is heightened because the Internet

Gathering competitive intelligence

Firms that were successful in the past can fail today because

Interest rate increases have a ________ impact on the residential home construction industry and a ________ effect on industries that produce consumer necessities such as prescription drugs or basic grocery items.

The five-forces model helps to determine both the nature of competition in an industry and the profit potential for the industry.

Perceptual acuity requires all the following except

A danger of forecasting discussed in the text is that

Supplier power has increased because of the Internet for all the following reasons except

Strategic Management: Creating Competitive Advantages

Assessing the Internal Environment of the Firm

Recognizing a Firm's Intellectual Assets: Moving Beyond a Firm's Tangible Resources

Business-level Strategy: Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantages

Corporate-level Strategy: Creating Value Through Diversification

International Strategy: Creating Value in Global Markets

Entrepreneurial Strategy and Competitive Dynamics

Strategic Control and Corporate Governance

Creating Effective Organizational Designs

Strategic Leadership: Creating a Learning Organization and an Ethical Organization

Managing Innovation and Fostering Corporate Entrepreneurship

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By emphasizing the importance of identifying opportunities and threats,the SWOT framework makes firms act rather than .

Interest rate increases have a impact on the residential home construction industry and a effect on industries that produce consumer necessities such as prescription drugs or basic grocery items.