Question 1

Each activity in a firm's value chain should contribute to margin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

New entrants forced to enter an industry at a larger scale than they would have preferred are facing a barrier known as

Accepted Answer

A)  competitive rivalry 
B)  an investment hurdle 
C)  economies of scale 
D)  a network effect 
A)  competitive rivalry 
B)  an investment hurdle 
C)  economies of scale 
D)  a network effect

Question 3

Porter's Five Forces model will determine the profitability of the

Accepted Answer

A)  firm 
B)  industry 
C)  competitors 
D)  suppliers 
A)  firm 
B)  industry 
C)  competitors 
D)  suppliers

Question 4

Buying groups that have full information and earn low profits are considered to

Accepted Answer

A)  be unattractive as customers 
B)  have power in the buying-selling process 
C)  be candidates for backward integration 
D)  have little or no power in the buying-selling process 
A)  be unattractive as customers 
B)  have power in the buying-selling process 
C)  be candidates for backward integration 
D)  have little or no power in the buying-selling process

Question 5

Stakeholders can be categorized based on

Accepted Answer

A)  preferences, language, and utility 
B)  position, location, and understanding 
C)  purpose, interests, and discretion 
D)  power, legitimacy, and urgency 
A)  preferences, language, and utility 
B)  position, location, and understanding 
C)  purpose, interests, and discretion 
D)  power, legitimacy, and urgency

Question 6

Porter's five competitive forces that shape all industries are

Accepted Answer

A)  regulations, suppliers, inflation rate, consumer preference, and technology 
B)  threat of new entrants, power of buyers and suppliers, substitutes, and competitive rivalry 
C)  power of buyers, number of suppliers, maturity of the industry, product differentiation, and economies of scale 
D)  threat of technology, supplier substitutions, buyer power, increasing number of competitors, and demographics 
A)  regulations, suppliers, inflation rate, consumer preference, and technology 
B)  threat of new entrants, power of buyers and suppliers, substitutes, and competitive rivalry 
C)  power of buyers, number of suppliers, maturity of the industry, product differentiation, and economies of scale 
D)  threat of technology, supplier substitutions, buyer power, increasing number of competitors, and demographics

Question 7

The percentage of a firm's profitability that is generally attributed to industry is

Accepted Answer

A)  30-40% 
B)  10-20% 
C)  less than 10% 
D)  unknown 
A)  30-40% 
B)  10-20% 
C)  less than 10% 
D)  unknown

Question 8

Technology and electronic commerce have the potential to transform a firm's value chain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The purpose of an organization's value chain is to demonstrate how the activities

Accepted Answer

A)  structure the organization 
B)  differ from the organization's competitors 
C)  are integrated 
D)  contribute to costs 
A)  structure the organization 
B)  differ from the organization's competitors 
C)  are integrated 
D)  contribute to costs

Question 10

Intensive advertising and price wars suggest competitive rivalry is high.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Each activity in a firm's value chain should contribute to margin.

New entrants forced to enter an industry at a larger scale than they would have preferred are facing a barrier known as

Porter's Five Forces model will determine the profitability of the

Buying groups that have full information and earn low profits are considered to

Stakeholders can be categorized based on

Porter's five competitive forces that shape all industries are

The percentage of a firm's profitability that is generally attributed to industry is

Technology and electronic commerce have the potential to transform a firm's value chain.

The purpose of an organization's value chain is to demonstrate how the activities

Intensive advertising and price wars suggest competitive rivalry is high.

A General Management Perspective

Strategy

The Diamond-E Framework

Environment Analysis

Resource Analysis

Management Preference Analysis

Strategy and Organization

Strategic Choice

Implementing Strategy

Implementing Strategy

Filters

Exam 4: Tools for Environment Analysis

Each activity in a firm's value chain should contribute to margin.

New entrants forced to enter an industry at a larger scale than they would have preferred are facing a barrier known as

Porter's Five Forces model will determine the profitability of the

Buying groups that have full information and earn low profits are considered to

Stakeholders can be categorized based on

Porter's five competitive forces that shape all industries are

The percentage of a firm's profitability that is generally attributed to industry is

Technology and electronic commerce have the potential to transform a firm's value chain.

The purpose of an organization's value chain is to demonstrate how the activities

Intensive advertising and price wars suggest competitive rivalry is high.

A General Management Perspective

Strategy

The Diamond-E Framework

Environment Analysis

Resource Analysis

Management Preference Analysis

Strategy and Organization

Strategic Choice

Implementing Strategy

Implementing Strategy

Filters