The Competitive Battles Among Rival Sellers Striving for Better Market

The competitive battles among rival sellers striving for better market positions, higher sales and market shares, and competitive advantage, suggest the rivalry force

A) is stronger when firms strive to be low-cost producers than when they use differentiation and focus strategies.
B) is often weak when rivals have emotional stakes in business or face high exit barriers.
C) is largely unaffected by whether industry conditions tempt rivals to use price cuts or other competitive weapons to boost unit sales.
D) tends to intensify when strong companies with sizable financial resources, proven competitive capabilities, and respected brand names hurdle entry barriers looking for growth opportunities and launch aggressive, well-funded moves to transform into strong market contenders.
E) is weaker when more firms have weakly differentiated products, buyer demand is growing slowly, and buyers have moderate switching costs.