For a Particular Company's Resource or Capability to Have Real

question 108

Multiple Choice

For a particular company's resource or capability to have real competitive power and perhaps qualify as a basis for competitive advantage, it should

• A)be hard to copy, be rare and something rivals lack, be competitively valuable, and not be easily trumped by substitute resource strengths possessed by rivals.
• B)be something that a company does internally rather than in collaborative arrangements with outsiders.
• C)be patentable.
• D)be an industry key success factor and occupy a prime position in the company's value chain.
• E)have the potential for lowering the firm's unit costs.

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