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Which discipline is highlighted as the predominant methodology for analyzing business strategy?
Which discipline is highlighted as the predominant methodology for analyzing business strategy?
- Strategic management literature
- Grand unified theory of the firm
- Corporate strategy
- Game theory (correct)
What is the key factor that sets organizations apart?
What is the key factor that sets organizations apart?
- Knowing the latest and greatest ideas
- Developing a successful business strategy
- Applying disciplines in a way that reinforces their advantage (correct)
- Understanding strategic management literature
Which theory is NOT mentioned as one of the theories on the nature of the firm?
Which theory is NOT mentioned as one of the theories on the nature of the firm?
- Stakeholder theory (correct)
- Neoclassical theory of the firm
- Principal agency theory
- Transaction cost theory
What is highlighted as the way to achieve competitive advantage?
What is highlighted as the way to achieve competitive advantage?
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According to Park and Shim, why is no single theory comprehensive enough to include all elements of the nature of the firm?
According to Park and Shim, why is no single theory comprehensive enough to include all elements of the nature of the firm?
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Business Strategy Analysis
- The predominant methodology for analyzing business strategy is highlighted as Industrial Organization (IO) economics.
Key Factors in Organizations
- The key factor that sets organizations apart is their heterogeneity.
Theories on the Nature of the Firm
- The theory NOT mentioned as one of the theories on the nature of the firm is the Chicago School perspective.
Achieving Competitive Advantage
- Achieving competitive advantage is highlighted as being achieved through the configuration of valuable, rare, inimitable, and non-substitutable (VRIN) resources.
Limitations of Single Theories
- According to Park and Shim, no single theory is comprehensive enough to include all elements of the nature of the firm because each theory has its own limitations and biases.
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