Factors That Tend to Result in Weak Rivalry Among Competing

question 96

Multiple Choice

Factors that tend to result in weak rivalry among competing sellers include

• A) low buyer switching costs and low barriers to entry.
• B) rapid growth in buyer demand, high buyer costs to switch brands, and so many industry rivals that any one company's actions have little impact on rivals' businesses.
• C) weakly differentiated products among rival sellers.
• D) rivals that are quite diverse in terms of their strategies, objectives, and countries of origin.
• E) conditions where outsiders have recently acquired weak competitors and are trying to turn them into major contenders.

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