With the Aid of a Strategic Group Map, One Can

question 95

Multiple Choice

With the aid of a strategic group map, one can

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

Analyze the career of significant military and political figures, such as General Douglas MacArthur, in the context of Cold War geopolitics.

Understand the United States' policy toward Vietnam during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations.

Comprehend the Eisenhower administration's perception of and response to nationalist movements in the Third World.

Analyze the role of the CIA in the Third World during the Eisenhower administration.

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