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Pregunta 1
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The ________ consists of broad trends in the context in which a firm operates that can have an impact on a firm's strategic choices.
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micro-environment
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general environment
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task environment
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internal environment
Pregunta 2
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All of the following are elements of the general environment except
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technological trends.
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demographic trends.
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industrial trends.
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cultural trends.
Pregunta 3
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________ is/are the distribution of individuals in a society in terms of age, sex, marital status, income, ethnicity, and other personal attributes that may determine buying patterns.
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Demographics
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Economics
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Technological trends
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Culture
Pregunta 4
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The values, beliefs and norms that guide behavior in a society are known as
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climate.
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demographics.
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economics
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culture.
Pregunta 5
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When activity in an economy is relatively low for a short period of time, the economy is said to be in a
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recession.
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depression
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prosperous cycle.
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boom
Pregunta 6
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Civil wars, political coups, terrorism, wars between countries, famines, and country or regional economic recessions are all examples of which element of the general environment?
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demographics
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specific international events
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economics
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culture
Pregunta 7
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In the S-C-P model, ________ refers to the strategies that firms in an industry implement
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structure
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strategy
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conduct
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performance
Pregunta 8
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In a perfectly competitive industry
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there are relatively few firms operating in the industry
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the products and services sold by firms in the industry are very different from each other
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it is very costly for firms to enter the industry
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it is not very costly for firms to enter or exit the industry
Pregunta 9
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Within the five forces framework, the five most common threats facing firms from their competitive environment include each of the following except
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substitutes
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complementors
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suppliers.
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buyers
Pregunta 10
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Firms in industries characterized by ________ can expect to earn only competitive parity
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perfect competition
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monopolistic competition
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oligopoly
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monopoly
Pregunta 11
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Which type of competition is characterized by a large number of firms, heterogeneous products and low cost of entry and exit?
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perfect competition
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monopolistic competition
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oligopoly
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monopoly
Pregunta 12
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Which type of competition is characterized by a small number of firms, homogeneous products and costly entry and exit?
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perfect competition
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monopolistic competition
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oligopoly
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monopoly
Pregunta 13
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A(n) ________ is any individual, group, or organization outside a firm that seeks to reduce the level of that firm's performance
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environmental threat
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environmental opportunity
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environmental equalizer
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competitive advantage
Pregunta 14
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Firms that have either recently begun operations in an industry or that threaten to begin operations in an industry soon are considered to be ________ in the five forces framework
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barriers to entry
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new competitors
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suppliers
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buyers
Pregunta 15
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________ exist when a firm's costs rise as a function of its volume of production
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Economies of scale
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Economies of scope
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Diseconomies of scale
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Learning curve effects
Pregunta 16
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All other things being equal, which of the following would lead to lower barriers to entry in an industry
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The existence of economies of scale in the industry
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Products are highly differentiated in the industry
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Industry incumbents have learning-curve cost advantages
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Raw materials are widely and readily available at a competitive price
Pregunta 17
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Frequent price cutting by firms in an industry, frequent introduction of new products by firms in an industry and intense advertising campaigns are indications of
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high power of buyers.
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high threat of new entrants
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high levels of direct competition
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high threat of substitutes.
Pregunta 18
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The threat of direct competition tends to be high when
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there are few firms in an industry and these firms tend to be unequal in size
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the industry growth rate is higher
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firms are unable to differentiate their products.
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production capacity can be added in small increments
Pregunta 19
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The products or services provided by a firm's direct competitors meet ________ customer needs in ________ ways as the product provided by the firm itself.
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different; the same
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approximately the same; the same
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different; different
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approximately the same; different
Pregunta 20
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Which of the following statements regarding substitutes is accurate
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In the extreme, substitutes can ultimately replace an industry's products or services
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Substitutes place a floor on the prices firms in an industry can charge and on the profits firms in an industry can earn.
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Substitutes rarely impact the profitability that firms in an industry can earn
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The importance of substitutes in reducing the profit potential in a wide variety of industries is decreasing
Pregunta 21
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________ make a wide variety of raw materials, labor and other critical assets available to firms
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buyers
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Rivals
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Suppliers
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Substitutes
Pregunta 22
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Which of the following attributes makes suppliers a stronger threat?
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The supplier's industry is dominated by a small number of firms
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The product or service provided by suppliers is not highly differentiated
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Suppliers are threatened by substitutes.
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Suppliers are not able to engage in forward vertical integration
Pregunta 23
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Which of the following is the best example of forward vertical integration
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a car dealership opening up its own automobile manufacturing plant
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a car company opening its own dealerships to sell its products directly to customers
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a car company opening its own chain of video rental stores
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a car company opening a plant to product motorcycles
Pregunta 24
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Buyers tend to have less power when
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a firm has only one buyer, or a small number of buyers
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the products or services being sold to buyers are standard and not differentiated
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the supplies they purchase are an insignificant portion of the costs of their final products
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they are not earning significant economic profits
Pregunta 25
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Overall, the average level of performance in an industry is likely to be highest when
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the threat level of all five forces is high
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the threat level of rivalry and substitutes is low, but the threat level of suppliers, buyers and new entrants is high.
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the threat level of rivalry, substitutes and new entrants is high, but the threat level of buyers and supplies is low
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the threat level of all five forces is low.
Pregunta 26
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If your customers value your products more when they have your product and another firm's product rather than when they have your product alone, the other firm is considered to be a
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competitor
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complementor.
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rival.
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substitute.
Pregunta 27
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An industry in which a large number of small or medium-sized firms operate and no small set of firms has dominant market share or creates dominant technologies is known as a(n) ________ industry
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fragmented
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consolidated
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mature
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emerging
Pregunta 28
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The major opportunity facing firms in fragmented industries is
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refining their current products and emphasizing an increase in service quality
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developing new products and technologies
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creating a first-mover advantage through technological leadership
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the implementation of strategies that began to consolidate the industry into a smaller number of firms.
Pregunta 29
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The advantages that come to firms that make important strategic and technological decisions early in the development of an industry are known as ________ advantages
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first-mover
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competitive
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comparative
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emerging
Pregunta 30
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In general, first-mover advantages can arise from any of these sources except
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technological leadership
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preemption of strategically valuable assets.
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the creation of customer switching costs
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using an imitative strategy to introduce improved versions of competitors' new products
Pregunta 31
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Mature industries are characterized by
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an increase in total industry demand
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faster increases in production capacity
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a slowdown in the introduction of new products or services.
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a decrease in the amount of international competition.
Pregunta 32
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The most promising opportunity for a firm in a declining industry is to
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establish itself as a first mover in the post-shakeout industry
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become a market leader in the pre-shakeout industry
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become a fast follower in the pre-shakeout industry
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merge with another firm.
Pregunta 33
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Firms in a declining industry that engage in a long, systematic phased withdrawal from the industry, extracting as much value as possible during the withdrawal period, are following a(n) ________ strategy
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niche
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expansion
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divestment
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harvest
Pregunta 34
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Industries in which a large number of small or medium-sized firms operate and no small set of firms has dominant market share or creates dominant technologies are called ________ industries
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fragmented
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mature
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emerging
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declining
Pregunta 35
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________ are advantages that come to firms that make important strategic and technological decisions early in the development of an industry
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Visionary advantages
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First-mover advantages
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Comparative advantages
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Missionary advantages
Pregunta 36
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A consolidation strategy is a good option in what type of industry
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mature
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emerging
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fragmented
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declining
Pregunta 37
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________ are resources required to successfully compete in an industry.
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Strategically valuable assets
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Technological leader strategies
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Process innovations
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Product innovations
Pregunta 38
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________ costs exist when customers make investments in order to use a firm's particular products or services
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First-mover-switching
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Technological leadership-switching
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Customer-switching
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Process-switching
Pregunta 39
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Based on the above description, the hardwood furniture industry can best be described as a(n) ________ industry.
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emerging
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fragmented
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consolidated
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declining
Pregunta 40
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The level of direct competition in the hardwood furniture industry can best be described
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low because of the numerous firms in the industry and the slowing growth rate
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low because of the slowing growth rate and the competition from composite wood furniture
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high because of the numerous firms in the industry and the slowing growth rate
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moderate because the slowing growth rate offsets the numerous firms in the industry
Pregunta 41
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The threat of suppliers in the hardwood furniture can best be described as
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low because there are a large number of suppliers selling an undifferentiated product.
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high because there are a large number of suppliers selling an undifferentiated product
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moderate because the large number of suppliers is offset by the undifferentiated products they are selling
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moderate because of the slowing growth rate in the industry and the commodity nature of the products produced by suppliers
Pregunta 42
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If Hickory Divine were to open its own chain of furniture stores, this would be an example of
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complementors.
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backward vertical integration
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consolidation.
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forward vertical integration
Pregunta 43
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In this example, composite wood furniture would be an example of a(n)
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substitute
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rival.
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new entrant
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complementor.
Pregunta 44
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The threat of buyers in this industry is best described as
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high because there are many suppliers, none of which represents a significant portion of the hardwood furniture industry's sales.
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low because of the slow industry growth and the commodity nature of the suppliers.
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low because there are many suppliers, none of which represents a significant portion of the hardwood furniture industry's sales
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high because of the slow industry growth and the commodity nature of the suppliers
Pregunta 45
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Which of the following best describes the competition in the U.S. online auction industry
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perfect competition
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monopolistic competition
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oligopoly
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monopoly
Pregunta 46
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For BidBuy, services such as those offered by DollarDog that make BidBuy's services more valuable for customers who use the services of both companies are best described as
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complementors.
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substitutes
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rivals
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suppliers
Pregunta 47
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Factors such as BidBuy's feedback rating system that are valuable to the company's customers but which are not useful on other online auction sites are examples of
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first-mover advantages.
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complementors.
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substitutes
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customer-switching costs
Pregunta 48
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BidBuy has a ________ advantage
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visionary
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global
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first-mover
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comparative
Pregunta 49
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The products or services provided by a firm's substitutes meet ________ customer needs in ________ ways as the product provided by the firm itself.
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different; the same
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approximately the same; the same
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different; different
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approximately the same; different
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