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Industries characterized by high economies of scale typically attract fewer new entrants.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following firms would likely pose the least competitive threat?


A) A firm in the same industry and in the same strategic group
B) A firm that produces substitute goods to your product line
C) A competitor to your product where a high switching cost exists
D) A firm in the same industry and in the nearest strategic group looking to join your group

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Discuss some of the limitations of forecasting.

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Competitor Intelligence gathering is no different from spying.

A) True
B) False

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A danger of forecasting discussed in the text is that


A) in most cases, the expense of collecting the necessary data exceeds the benefit
B) forecasting's retrospective nature provides little information about the future
C) managers may view uncertainty as "black and white" while ignoring important "grey areas"
D) it can create legal problems for the firm if regulators discover the company is making forecast

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Emerging sociocultural changes in the environment include


A) changes in the ethnic composition.
B) the increasing educational attainment of women in the past decade.
C) progressively less disposable income by consumers.
D) changes in the geographic distribution of the population.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Threat of substitute products comes from


A) other companies in the same industry.
B) foreign companies which can use cheap labour in their countries.
C) firms in other industries that produce products or services that satisfy the same customer need.
D) partners and affiliates.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Rival airlines, Air Canada and West Jet are battling over allegations of corporate espionage.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements about strategic groups is false?


A) Two assumptions are made: (1) no two firms are totally different, (2) no two firms are exactly the same.
B) Strategic groupings are of little help to a firm in assessing mobility barriers that protect a group from attacks by other groups.
C) Strategic groups help chart the future directions of firms' strategies.
D) Strategic groups are helpful in thinking through the implications of each industry trend for the group as a whole.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Several factors usually interact which result in intense rivalry among competitors. Explain.

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