Analyzing Company's External Environment and Choosing a Strategy Quiz
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What is the main focus of a PESTEL analysis in analyzing a company's macro-environment?

  • Legal and regulatory conditions
  • Sociocultural forces (correct)
  • Environmental factors
  • Technological factors

In the Five Forces Framework, which force deals with the competition that can arise from producers of substitute products?

  • Competition from potential new entrants
  • Competition from rival sellers
  • Supplier bargaining power
  • Competition from producers of substitute products (correct)

Which step is involved in using the Five-forces Model of Competition?

  • Evaluating competitive pressures for each force (correct)
  • Assessing key success factors
  • Determining strategic groups
  • Identifying driving forces

What does the Five Forces Model aim to determine in terms of industry profitability?

<p>Overall industry attractiveness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which component is NOT a part of the Five Forces Framework?

<p>Economic conditions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What concept involves identifying key elements that determine success in a particular industry?

<p>Key success factors (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of driving forces analysis?

<p>Analyzing the forces that make industries more or less attractive (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor is NOT typically considered a driving force of industry change?

<p>Increasing customer satisfaction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does technological change influence industry dynamics?

<p>It leads to reductions in uncertainty and business risk (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key consideration when assessing the impact of driving forces on an industry?

<p>Whether competition is becoming more intense (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is the diffusion of technical know-how across firms and countries important in industry change?

<p>It enhances cost efficiencies in the industry (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Emerging new Internet capabilities and applications' is an example of a driving force that may lead to:

<p>Increased globalization (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key consideration when selecting variables for creating group maps?

<p>Pick variables that highlight significant differences among rival approaches (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In creating group maps, what does sizing group circles based on total sales help represent?

<p>Relative sizes of each strategic group (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key benefit of generating maps using different pairs of variables?

<p>It illustrates diverse competitive positions within the industry's structure (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to avoid selecting variables that are highly correlated for group map creation?

<p>Correlated variables can distort the differentiation among rival approaches (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When selecting variables for group maps, what type of differences should they reflect?

<p>Significant differences among rival approaches (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do group circles proportional to combined sales in a group map help illustrate?

<p>Relative sizes of each strategic group (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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