One of the Things That Can Be Gleaned from a Strategic

question 31

Multiple Choice

One of the things that can be gleaned from a strategic group map of industry rivals is

• A)which rivals have been in business longer and thus have greater access to experience curve effects.
• B)which rivals have newer manufacturing facilities and thus have achieved greater product quality.
• C)which strategic groups have the highest profit margins and the highest customer switching costs and thus represent key operating characteristics.
• D)that some strategic groups are more favorably positioned than others because they confront weaker competitive forces and/or because they are more favorably impacted by industry driving forces.
• E)which strategic groups are currently being shunned by customers because of high prices and relatively low product quality.

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