The competitive power of a company resource strength or competitive capability hinges on:
A) how hard it is for competitors to copy.
B) whether it is rare and something rivals lack.
C) whether it is really competitively valuable and has the potential to contribute to a competitive advantage.
D) how easily it can be trumped by the substitute resources/capabilities of rivals.
E) All of these.

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All of these factors play a role in determining the competitive power of a company's resource strength or competitive capability. A resource or capability that is difficult for competitors to copy, rare and something rivals lack, competitively valuable, and not easily trumped by substitute resources or capabilities of rivals has a higher potential to contribute to a sustainable competitive advantage.

The Competitive Power of a Company Resource Strength or Competitive