The Ability to Predict a Competitor's Behavior Is Facilitated by the Tendency

question 32

True/False

The ability to predict a competitor's behavior is facilitated by the tendency for the managers within an industry to share common beliefs about their industry and about the key success factors within it.

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Definitions:

Intellectualization

A defense mechanism in which reasoning is used to block confrontation with an unconscious conflict and its associated emotional stress.

Repression

A defense mechanism where undesirable thoughts, memories, or feelings are unconsciously pushed out of conscious awareness.

Denial

A defense mechanism where a person refuses to accept reality or facts, blocking external events from awareness.