Differentiation of Inputs, Threat of Forward Integration, and Switching Costs

question 182

Multiple Choice

Differentiation of inputs, threat of forward integration, and switching costs of firms in the industry are some of the elements in the five-forces factor of ________.

• A) the threat of new entrants
• B) supplier power
• C) buyer power
• D) the threat of substitutes

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