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Test Bank for Strategic Management and Competitive Advantage Concepts and Cases 6th Edition by Frank T. Rothaermel ISBN: 9781266191862 | All Chapters 1 - 12 | Full Complete $18.49   Add to cart

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Test Bank for Strategic Management and Competitive Advantage Concepts and Cases 6th Edition by Frank T. Rothaermel ISBN: 9781266191862 | All Chapters 1 - 12 | Full Complete

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Strategic Management 6th Edition Rothaermel Frank
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ISBN 9781265954574
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Chapter 1-12 pp p p Answers are at the End of Each Chapter pp pp pp pp pp pp pp




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1) A good strategy allows a firm to achieve superior performance and sustainable
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competitiveadvantage without regard to the external environment.
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2) The following statement by the chief executive of MegaFilms movie studio should
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not beused as a strategy: “We will produce the greatest films of the 21st century.”
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3) The three tasks of the AFI strategy framework are to Assemble a prototype, Find a
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buyer, andIncorporate feedback.
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4) Questions asked during the strategy analysis stage of the AFI framework should
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include “What effects do forces in the external environment have on the firm’s
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potential to gain andsustain a competitive advantage?”
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,5) Once a strategy has been formulated and implemented, it is important that the firm
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sticks to itno matter what happens.
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6) Because they are a crucial component of a firm’s success, customers are considered
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internalstakeholders.
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7) A firm is required by society and its shareholders to meet its ethical and
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philanthropicresponsibilities.
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8) Stakeholder impact analysis provides a decision tool that helps strategic leaders
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recognize theneeds of different stakeholders.
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9) Juan wants to open his own hot dog restaurant but doesn’t know anything about
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business. Heneeds help determining who his competition is, how he should craft his
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strategy to compete and how he’ll implement his strategy to achieve a competitive
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advantage. He’s hired you to help him get started. As a result, you will probably use
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which of the following?
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A) AFI strategy framework pp pp


B) Red Queen effect pp pp


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, 10) Roberta is interested in the concept of strategy and decides to create her own. As a
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result,Roberta says that her strategy is to focus on competitive benchmarking to
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achieve competitive advantage. Which is the best evaluation of Roberta’s
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statement?
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A) Roberta’s strategy is clear, but she should provide more detail.
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B) Roberta’s strategy reveals a clear strategic position and tradeoff, so she
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shouldproceed.
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C) Roberta should reevaluate her statement because it fails to mention more
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than onestrategy.
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D) Roberta should reevaluate her statement because it fails to meet the principles of
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whata strategy should be.
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11) Tony’s Pizza Shop is able to net $10,000 a week; this makes the shop profitable. Its
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numberone competitor, Leo’s Pies, is also profitable, netting $12,000 a week. Lil
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Anthony’s Pizza Palace nets $13,000 a week. Since Tony’s Pizza Shop is profitable,
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we can conclude that it has a competitive advantage in its industry.
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A) True—competitive advantage is achieved through profitability alone. pp pp pp pp pp pp



B) True—competitive advantage is achieved since Tony has a positive net income. pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp



C) False—competitive advantage is only achieved by generating above average pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp



returns,relative to competition.
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D) False—Tony more than likely has a sustained competitive advantage since he’s
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beenin business longer.
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12) Bill’s Auto & Airplane Repair shop is able to generate a positive net income of
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$10,000 aweek, which is about the same as the income of a close competitor. As a
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result, we can conclude that the two businesses also have a competitive parity in
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the industry.
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A) Correct—competitive advantage is achieved through profitability alone. pp pp pp pp pp pp



B) Correct—competitive advantage is achieved since Bill’s Auto & Airplane Repair pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp



shophas a positive net income.
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D) Incorrect—Bill’s Auto & Airplane Repair shop more than likely has a pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp



sustainedcompetitive advantage because the business is diversified.
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