Multiple Choice
All of the following are potential pitfalls of an integrated overall low cost and differentiation strategy except:
A) firms that fail to attain both strategies may end up with neither and become "stuck-in-the-middle."
B) targeting too large a market that causes unit costs to increase.
C) underestimating the challenges and expenses associated with coordinating value-creating activities in the extended value chain.
D) miscalculating sources of revenue and profit pools in the firm's industry.
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