Which Forces Typically Represent Horizontal Competition in a Value Chain

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which forces typically represent horizontal competition in a value chain?

• A) Rivalry among existing firms and supplier power.
• B) Potential entry and buyer power.
• C) Substitutes and potential entry.
• D) Buyer power and supplier power.

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Definitions:

Tension

A force that stretches something by pulling on it, often applied to materials in physics to describe stretching that leads to elongation.

Reverse Faults

Faults where the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall, usually as a result of compression.

Normal Faults

Fractures in the Earth's crust where one block of rock moves down relative to another block due to tensional forces.

Joints

Natural fractures or separations in rocks without displacement, often resulting from the rock's response to stress.