Principles of Management
OER 2019 Edition
ISBN: 9780998625768
Author: OpenStax
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 8.1, Problem 2CC
How are internal factors different from external factors in a firm’s competitive environment?
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Chapter 8 Solutions
Principles of Management
Ch. 8.1 - Why do managers use strategic analysis?Ch. 8.1 - How are internal factors different from external...Ch. 8.2 - Explain the elements of a SWOT analysis.Ch. 8.2 - What information does a SWOT analysis provide...Ch. 8.3 - Describe a firms macro environment.Ch. 8.3 - What does PESTEL stand for? How do managers use...Ch. 8.3 - How would you approach this issue if you were the...Ch. 8.3 - What PESTEL challenges is LEGO trying to address...Ch. 8.3 - Explain what favorable PESTEL factors support...Ch. 8.4 - Describe each of Porters Five Forces. What...
Ch. 8.5 - What are firm resources and capabilities?Ch. 8.5 - Describe a value chain and what the activities in...Ch. 8.5 - What is VRIO? What questions do the letters stand...Ch. 8.5 - What resource or capability challenges have Uber...Ch. 8.5 - What PESTEL factors do you think are contributing...Ch. 8.5 - What industry challenges (think of Porters Five...Ch. 8.6 - What is competition, and what is the role of...Ch. 8.6 - When does a firm have a competitive advantage over...Ch. 8.6 - Explain the differences between the three...Ch. 8.7 - How does strategic analysis help a firm develop...Ch. 8 - Why do managers use strategic analysis?Ch. 8 - What information does a SWOT analysis provide...Ch. 8 - Describe a firms macro environment and how...Ch. 8 - What is a firms micro environment, and why is it...Ch. 8 - What is an industry, and how do Porters Five...Ch. 8 - What are firm resources and capabilities, and what...Ch. 8 - When does a firm have a competitive advantage over...Ch. 8 - What are generic competitive strategies, and how...Ch. 8 - What do strategic group members have in common...Ch. 8 - How does strategic analysis help a firm develop...Ch. 8 - What PESTEL factors supported Teslas success?...Ch. 8 - How has Teslas strategic position changed since it...Ch. 8 - What kind of responses would you expect from...
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