Question 1

The ____________________ of a firm implementing a differentiation strategy must also emphasize creativity, innovation, and response to customer needs

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Question 2

A company that stops buying supplies (either manufactured goods or raw materials) from other companies and begins to provide its own supplies has diversified through ____________________ vertical integration.

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Question 3

Virgin Group operates in insurance, trains, banking, spacecraft, airlines, and media. It has ____________________ diversification.

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Question 4

Proper emphasis in accounting and finance is pivotal to a(n) ____________________ strategy.

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Question 5

Pampered Chef sells kitchen supplies through direct home sales. They are applying the generic strategy known as ____________________.

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Question 6

In the Miles and Snow typology, the ____________________ strategy has no consistent strategic approach.

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Question 7

Virtually all large businesses in the United States use ____________________.

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Question 8

HealthTex aims its advertising at mothers with children under the age of five. This generic strategy is called a(n) ____________________ strategy.

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Question 9

Some firms ____________________ by developing their own new products and services within the boundaries of their traditional business operations.

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Question 10

According to the Miles and Snow typology, organizations need to implement a(n) ____________________ strategy to encourage creativity and flexibility.

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Question 11

The ____________________ is a useful framework for recognizing that strategies need to evolve over time.

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Question 12

____________________ is a strategy in which an organization attempts to gain a competitive advantage by reducing its costs below the costs of competing firms.

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Question 13

____________________ usually does not lead to high performance.

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Question 14

____________________ are businesses in a large organization that are grouped based on market or industry.

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Question 15

According to the Miles and Snow typology, the ____________________ strategy take a mid-range approach and attempts to move into new market areas at a deliberate and carefully planned pace.

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Question 16

According to the BCG matrix, ____________________ are businesses that have a high share of a stable market.

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Question 17

In the BCG matrix, businesses are classified on the basis of the ____________________ they hold and the growth rate of that market.

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Question 18

A(n) ____________________ is the purchase of one firm by another firm that is considerably larger.

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Question 19

According to the BCG matrix, ____________________ are businesses whose products have a high share of a growing market.

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