Which of the Following Is a Frequently Used Strategic Approach

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a frequently used strategic approach to setting a company apart from rivals and achieving a sustainable competitive advantage?

• A) Striving to be the industry's low-cost provider,thereby aiming for a cost-based competitive advantage.
• B) Outcompeting rivals on the basis of such differentiating features as higher quality,wider product selection,added performance,better service,more attractive styling,or technological superiority.
• C) Developing competitively valuable resources and capabilities that rivals can't easily match,copy,or trump with capabilities of their own.
• D) Focusing on a narrow market niche and winning a competitive edge by doing a better job than rivals of serving the special needs and tastes of buyers comprising the niche.
• E) All of these.

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REM Sleep

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