A Firm Will Fail to Create a Sustained Competitive Advantage

question 47

Multiple Choice

A firm will fail to create a sustained competitive advantage when the

• A) fit between its internal strengths and the external environment is static.
• B) source of its competitive advantage is causally ambiguous.
• C) source of its competitive advantage is socially complex.
• D) resource bundles exhibit heterogeneity and immobility.

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