Altria Group,Inc.,may feel that the importance of "fiscal discipline" in its stated mission mandates that it reduce its operations and concentrate upon making its existing U.S.-based Marlboro operations as efficient and profitable as possible.In short,Altria will be most concerned with maintaining its existing strategic position.This is an example of Miles and Snows' _____ typology.

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According to the Miles and Snow typology, defenders are companies that concentrate on maintaining their current strategic position and focus on reducing costs and improving efficiency. Altria Group's decision to reduce operations and concentrate on making its existing U.S.-based Marlboro operations efficient and profitable is consistent with the characteristics of a defender.