Which of the following is most UNLIKELY to qualify as driving forces?
A) changes in the long-term industry growth rate, the entry or exit of major firms, and changes in cost and efficiency
B) increasing globalization of the industry and product innovation
C) new Internet technology applications, new government regulations, and significant changes in government policy toward the industry
D) increasing efforts to collaborate with suppliers via strategic alliances and partnerships, escalating risk levels and normalization of cost and efficiency in the industry
E) marketing innovations and changes in who buys the industry's product and how they use it

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Driving forces are factors that affect an industry's profitability and competitive intensity and can include changes in the long-term industry growth rate, entry or exit of major firms, changes in cost and efficiency, increasing globalization, product innovation, internet technology applications, government regulations, marketing innovations, changes in who buys the industry's product and how they use it. However, the increasing efforts to collaborate with suppliers via strategic alliances and partnerships, escalating risk levels and normalization of cost and efficiency in the industry are more likely to be considered restraining forces rather than driving forces.

Which of the Following Is Most UNLIKELY to Qualify as Driving