Identify Which Bases of Product Differentiation Are Likely to Be

question 44

Essay

Identify which bases of product differentiation are likely to be almost always easy to duplicate, which can sometimes be costly to duplicate and which are usually costly to duplicate and discuss under what conditions a base of differentiation is likely to be costly to imitate and can be a source of sustained competitive advantage.

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Definitions:

Repetition

The act of repeating something that has already been said or written.

Associative Learning

A type of learning process in which a connection is made between two stimuli or between a behavior and a response.

Operant Behavior

Behavior that is controlled by its consequences, including rewards and punishments.

Secondary Conditioning

A phenomenon in classical conditioning where a stimulus that becomes conditioned as a CS is used to condition a new stimulus.