Research Has Consistently Shown That Firms That Achieve Both Cost

question 9

Multiple Choice

Research has consistently shown that firms that achieve both cost and differentiation advantages tend to perform

• A) at about the same level as firms that achieve either cost or differentiation advantages.
• B) about the same as firms that are "stuck-in-the-middle."
• C) lower than firms that achieve differentiation advantages but higher than firms that achieve cost advantages.
• D) higher than firms that achieve either a cost or a differentiation advantage.

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