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Khaled, a manager, is writing an analysis of his employer’s current and possible future revenues. Which of the following could he identify as an economic factor in his firm’s external general environment?

Matteo is a management consultant. The leaders of Office Outfitters asks him to evaluate their company, and he finds that the difference between the cost of producing the firm’s products and the value of those products is extremely narrow. What should Matteo suggest that Office Outfitters management do?

In the five forces model developed by Michael Porter,________ is not defined narrowly as a firm’s closest competitors but rather more broadly to include other factors in an industry, such as buyers, suppliers, the potential new entry of other firms, and the threat of substitutes.

Although eHook and eFury operate in the same consumer electronic industry, eHook has better sales and brand equity. This is attributed to eHook’s commitment to innovation. The company has adequate financial and human capital to invest in research and development, an area in which eFury lags behind. In this scenario, which of the following critical assumptions of the resource-based view of a firm has been illustrated?

The PESTEL framework allows the scanning, monitoring, and evaluating of________ in a firm’s macro environment.

When start-up entrepreneurs make claims like, “We will be the Uber of X, where X is any other category than ride hailing” or “We will be the Airbnb of Y, where Y is any other category than hospitality services” they are best illustrating which of the following cognitive biases?

A firm incurs $600 to manufacture a computer. In the market, customers are willing to pay a maximum of $800 for the computer priced at $700. The difference of $200 ($800 – $600) is the

Due to political instability in the country of Bajukistan, the strategic leaders at the headquarters of Maxim Industries have decided to close all production facilities in the country until stability returns. Maxim’s managers have formulated a________ strategy.

According to Michael Porter’s five forces model,________ must be viewed broadly to encompass other forces in an industry.

Bill’s Auto & Airplane Repair shop is able to generate a positive net income of $10,000 a week, which is about the same as the income of a close competitor. As a result, we can conclude that the two businesses also have a competitive parity in the industry.