The Growing Diversity of Players in the European Electricity-Generating Industry

question 45

Multiple Choice

The growing diversity of players in the European electricity-generating industry illustrates the fact that:

• A)The European Economic Commission is extremely powerful
• B)Even highly protected industries are not immune from competition
• C)The greater the diversity of firms' asset endowments, the greater the potential for competitive advantage
• D)The greater the diversity of firms' asset endowments, the smaller the potential for competitive advantage

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Definitions:

BCG Matrix

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