When Doing an Analysis of Strategic Groups to Assess External

question 16

Multiple Choice

When doing an analysis of strategic groups to assess external environmental threats and opportunities,___________ firms are firms that use related but somewhat different strategies than________firms.

• A) secondary; pioneering
• B) secondary; core
• C) transient; core
• D) pioneering; secondary
• E) core; transient

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Definitions:

Silicate Minerals

A group of minerals that contain silicon and oxygen, usually with other metals, forming the largest and most important class of minerals on Earth.

Double Chains

Structures consisting of two parallel chains of atoms or molecules bonded together, often found in silicate minerals.

Silicon Tetrahedron

A structural unit in silicate minerals, consisting of a central silicon atom covalently bonded to four oxygen atoms at the corners of a tetrahedron.

Silicate Minerals

Minerals that contain silicon and oxygen, and possibly other elements, constituting the largest family of minerals.