According to Porter, strategies to raise structural barriers include all of the following EXCEPT

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Porter suggests that companies can raise structural barriers by tying up suppliers through obtaining exclusive contracts, avoiding suppliers who also serve competitors, blocking channel access by signing exclusive agreements, and raising buyer switching costs by offering training to users. However, decreasing scale economies would not raise structural barriers, as it would make it easier for competitors to enter the market and compete. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

According to Porter, Strategies to Raise Structural Barriers Include All