The I/O Approach to Competitive Advantage Advocates That External Factors

question 59

Multiple Choice

The I/O approach to competitive advantage advocates that external factors are ________ internal factors in a firm achieving competitive advantage.

• A) less important than
• B) as important as
• C) more important than
• D) more common than
• E) less common than

---

Definitions:

Covariation Principle

A concept in social psychology that explains how we attribute behavior to consistent internal or external factors over time.

Discounting Principle

The tendency to reduce the importance of any potential cause of another’s behavior to the extent that other potential causes exist.

Internal Attribution

The process of assigning the cause of behavior to an individual's internal characteristics or disposition rather than to external factors.

Magical Thinking

A belief system where individuals think that their thoughts, actions, or words can influence the outcome of events in the physical world in a manner that defies the conventional laws of cause and effect.