With the Aid of a Strategic Group Map for the Pizza

question 37

Multiple Choice

With the aid of a strategic group map for the pizza segment of the food service industry, one can

• A)identify easily the entry and exit barriers for each strategic group and intersegment competition with other casual restaurants.
• B)pinpoint precisely which pizza restaurants are in profitable strategic groups and which are not.
• C)identify which competitive forces are strong and which are weak for pizza restaurants.
• D)measure accurately whether across-group rivalry among pizza establishments is stronger than within-group rivalry, and vice versa.
• E)reveal which pizza establishments are close competitors and which are distant rivals, and that not all positions on the map are equally attractive.

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