If a Firm's Resources and Capabilities Are Costly to Imitate

question 7

Multiple Choice

If a firm's resources and capabilities are costly to imitate because imitating firms may not understand the relationship between the resources and capabilities controlled by a firm and that firm's competitive advantage, this competitive advantage is said to be protected from imitation by

• A) path dependence.
• B) causal ambiguity.
• C) unique historical conditions.
• D) social complexity.

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