The competitive power of a company's resource strength is not measured by which one of the following tests?
A)Is the resource rare and something rivals lack?
B)Is the resource strength something that a company has internally rather than in collaborative arrangements with outsiders?
C)Is the resource strength easily trumped by the substitute resources/capabilities of rivals?
D)Is the resource strength hard to copy?
E)Is the resource strength competitively valuable, having the potential to contribute to a competitive advantage?

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The competitive power of a company's resource strength is measured by its rarity, difficulty to copy, potential to be trumped by substitutes, and its competitive value, not by whether it is developed internally or through collaborations.

The Competitive Power of a Company's Resource Strength Is Not