Discuss How a Cost Leadership Strategy Can Allow a Firm

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Essay

Discuss how a cost leadership strategy can allow a firm to earn above-average returns in spite of strong competitive forces. Address each of the five competitive forces.

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Definitions:

Constructive

Serving a useful purpose; tending to build up.

Destructive

Causing great and irreparable harm or damage.

Duchenne Smile

A genuine smile that involves contraction of both the zygomatic major muscle (raising the corners of the mouth) and the orbicularis oculi muscle (raising the cheeks and forming crow's feet around the eyes).

Genuine Smile

A true expression of happiness or pleasure characterized by the movement of the muscles around the eyes and mouth.