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MGT588-FE-Q19 Onivo Auto Inc. has been the leader in low-cost and fuel-efficient engine technology for many years. It has been able to sustain its competitive advantage primarily because of its highly efficient automobile engines, which competitors have been unable to develop or buy at a reasonable price. In the context of the VRIO framework, which of the following resource attributes most likely underpins Onivo’s competitive advantage?

When depending on (i.e., repeatedly buying) an input that is valuable, rare, and costly to imitate, it is optimal to carry out the exchange on the open market instead of internalizing the activity.  

The industry’s attractiveness for incumbents is high when barriers to entry are low.  

A transaction-specific investment is any investment in an exchange that has significantly more value in the current exchange than it does in alternative exchanges.  

The relative bargaining power of suppliers is high if incumbent firms face low switching costs when changing suppliers.  

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