Your Boss, Penny Dirks, Has Asked You to Analyze the Airline

question 40

Multiple Choice

Your boss, Penny Dirks, has asked you to analyze the airline industry using Porter's three generic strategies.Which of the following companies are using a cost leadership strategy?

• A)Southwest, Horizon, Frontier, JetBlue.
• B)British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Atlantic.
• C)Sky Taxi - a rent by the hour personal plane service.
• D)All of these.

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Definitions:

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