Strategic Management
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781259927621
Author: Frank T. Rothaermel The Nancy and Russell McDonough Chair; Professor of Strategy and Sloan Industry Studies Fellow
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The rivals of industries operate under different business models to compete with each other. Company GE and MS are becoming direct competitors in many product areas. Company GE has put up a multidivisional structure to oversee the company process.
Company GE is dominating the revenue streams for Company AT. The business models of Company GE and MS are almost opposite to each other. Company MS is using the profits of its application software’s to fund its search engine in a bid to challenge Company GE in that area.
To explain: The possible recommendation for the CEO of Company GE Person SP to compete against Company MS.
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