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In terms of the relationship between individual firms and society at large, why was HP not able to sustain its competitive advantage?

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Once a leading technology company, Hewle...

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FindFor Inc.is an e-commerce retail firm that sells a variety of merchandise online.Through services like cash on delivery, easy return, and online tracking, the company has created more customer value than its competitors (brick-and-mortar businesses) at the same price.Also, the company's costs are substantially low due to minimal investment in operation and administration.In this scenario, FindFor Inc.has most likely been able to provide superior value and cost control through _____.


A) strategic parity
B) strategic profiling
C) strategic liquidation
D) strategic positioning

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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A firm's stakeholder strategy primarily allows the firm to:


A) analyze and manage how various external and internal stakeholders interact to jointly create and trade value.
B) effectively isolate its internal stakeholders (like shareholders and employees) from its external stakeholders (like customers and media) .
C) transfer the contributions external stakeholders make into benefits for the internal stakeholders.
D) facilitate the development of a competitive relationship between its internal and external stakeholders.

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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A firm is said to gain a competitive advantage when it can:


A) exceed its own previous performances.
B) provide products similar to its competitors, but at lower prices.
C) perform at the same level as that of its competitors.
D) minimize the difference between value creation and cost.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Due to several black swan events in the past, the:


A) shareholders of public companies have become more confident in investing their resources in businesses.
B) need for corporate governance and transparency has reduced within various industries.
C) nations around the globe have explicitly appreciated and accepted capitalism as an economic system.
D) implicit trust relationship between the corporate world and society at large has deteriorated.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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How can a firm gain and sustain competitive advantage.Elaborate.

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Derek, a retired CEO, invests capital in a start-up company that creates mobile applications.He mentors the entrepreneur and the employees of the company because he wants the company to perform well and survive in the market.Thus, Derek is the start-up company's _____.


A) headhunter
B) category captain
C) employee
D) stakeholder

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following scenarios best illustrates a good stakeholder strategy?


A) VP Inc. follows a strategy in which maximization of the shareholders wealth is the primary concern of the managers.
B) Carrvero Inc. ensures that its employees are paid the least in the industry so that its external stakeholders can get the best price.
C) PA Corp. distributes only 70 percent of its annual profit after tax to shareholders, while the remaining is distributed among employees and the local community, and invested for further research.
D) Gen Pharma Corp. ensures that it fully exploits free natural resources, so that most of its profits go to shareholders in the form of dividends.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements accurately describes corporate social responsibility (CSR) ?


A) CSR promotes the view that companies should single-mindedly focus on shareholders alone.
B) CSR is limited to the notion of encouraging businesses to "just be nice" to society.
C) CSR provides a conceptual model that more completely describes a society's expectations.
D) CSR is based on the tenet that the needs of both internal and external stakeholders are the same.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following factors most effectively contributed to the success of JetBlue airlines in comparison to other airlines like Delta, United, or American?


A) Its point-to-point business model
B) Its reliance on outsourcing
C) Its hub-and-spoke system
D) Its shorter distances

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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TakeFlight Airways is a new entrant to the airline industry.While most of its competitors are pursuing a cost-leadership strategy, TakeFlight Airways has decided to execute a differentiation strategy.Which of the following is the most likely implication of this decision?


A) TakeFlight Airways will not gain a competitive advantage in the airline industry.
B) TakeFlight Airways will gain a competitive advantage by reducing its prices.
C) TakeFlight Airways will face low profit potential by pursuing a different strategy.
D) TakeFlight Airways will create value for customers by delivering unique features.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The board at Unicore Systems Corp.has decided to allocate 20 percent of the company's shares to its workforce, at a discounted price.Apart from being a valued investment, the plan will allow the employees to take personal responsibility for the firm's performance.Which of the following employee incentive schemes does this best illustrate?


A) Employee provident fund
B) Employee gratuity fund
C) Employee stock ownership plan
D) Employee emergency loan program

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Which of the following best qualifies as a firm's internal stakeholder?


A) An auditor assigned to the firm by a federal government agency
B) A labor union with whom the firm's employees can affiliate
C) A manager taking care of the firm's operations in a foreign market
D) A competitor manufacturing the same products as that of the firm

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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What are the factors that determine firm performance?

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KD Inc.has decided to integrate a cost-leadership strategy with a differentiation strategy.The management believes this will help the company provide the best value to its customers and shareholders.Why is this decision to combine different business strategies NOT an effective way to gain and sustain a competitive advantage?

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Strategic positioning requires trade-off...

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Which of the following is an example of a firm's external stakeholder?


A) Employees
B) Customers
C) Shareholders
D) Board members

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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In stakeholder impact analysis, identifying the opportunities and threats presented by stakeholders is immediately followed by:


A) recognizing the economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic responsibilities of the firm to its stakeholders.
B) formulating the stakeholder strategy to address and effectively balance the different needs of various stakeholders.
C) identifying the interests and the claims of the stakeholders.
D) isolating the external stakeholders from the internal stakeholders.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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What is the AFI strategy framework?

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The AFI strategy framework is s model th...

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In the final step of the stakeholder impact analysis, a firm:


A) identifies its stakeholders' interests and claims.
B) differentiates its internal stakeholders from its external stakeholders.
C) recognizes the opportunities and threats stakeholders present.
D) decides a course of action to address the stakeholders' concerns.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Which of the following statements is true of the social responsibilities of a business?


A) A firm's ethical responsibilities go beyond its legal responsibilities.
B) Shareholders mandatorily require a firm to perform its ethical and philanthropic responsibilities.
C) Ethical responsibilities are the foundational building block of a firm's social responsibility.
D) Legal responsibilities are often subsumed under the idea of corporate citizenship, reflecting the notion of voluntarily giving back to society.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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