BSG FINAL EXAM
Suppliers are powerful when: - ANSthey offer a credible threat of forward integration
In analyzing the demographic segment of the general environment, one typically
examines all of the following factors EXCEPT: - ANScultural values
Customers, suppliers, host communities, and unions are examples of capital market
stakeholders - ANSFalse
Analyzing the internal environment enables a firm to determine what it CAN DO by
identifying resources, capabilities, and core competencies in the internal organizatio -
ANSTrue
Compared to tangible resources, intangible resources are an inferior source of core
competencies - ANSFalse
Which of the following is NOT a component of internal analysis leading to competitive
advantage? - ANSAnalysis of supplier power
The generalized forms of value that goods and services provide are either low cost with
acceptable features or highly differentiated features with acceptable cos - ANSTrue
The integrated cost leadership/differentiation strategy is superior to the other business-level
strategies - ANSFalse
A risk of the differentiation strategy is that a firm's means of differentiation may cease to
provide value for which customers are willing to pa - ANSTrue
A horizontal acquisition involves two firms in the same industry. - ANSTrue
The lower the barriers to entry, the more likely firms will use acquisition as a means to
enter a market - ANSFalse
Nonequity strategic alliances are formed when one partner owns a much larger (or
inequitable) share of the joint venture than do the remaining partner( - ANSFalse
A nonequity strategic
alliance exists when: - ANStwo or more firms develop a contractual relationship to share
some of their
resources to create a competitive advantage
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has a paper towel and baby diaper business that both use paper
products. This is an example of value created through the sharing of activiti - ANSTrue
Suppliers are powerful when: - ANSthey offer a credible threat of forward integration
In analyzing the demographic segment of the general environment, one typically
examines all of the following factors EXCEPT: - ANScultural values
Customers, suppliers, host communities, and unions are examples of capital market
stakeholders - ANSFalse
Analyzing the internal environment enables a firm to determine what it CAN DO by
identifying resources, capabilities, and core competencies in the internal organizatio -
ANSTrue
Compared to tangible resources, intangible resources are an inferior source of core
competencies - ANSFalse
Which of the following is NOT a component of internal analysis leading to competitive
advantage? - ANSAnalysis of supplier power
The generalized forms of value that goods and services provide are either low cost with
acceptable features or highly differentiated features with acceptable cos - ANSTrue
The integrated cost leadership/differentiation strategy is superior to the other business-level
strategies - ANSFalse
A risk of the differentiation strategy is that a firm's means of differentiation may cease to
provide value for which customers are willing to pa - ANSTrue
A horizontal acquisition involves two firms in the same industry. - ANSTrue
The lower the barriers to entry, the more likely firms will use acquisition as a means to
enter a market - ANSFalse
Nonequity strategic alliances are formed when one partner owns a much larger (or
inequitable) share of the joint venture than do the remaining partner( - ANSFalse
A nonequity strategic
alliance exists when: - ANStwo or more firms develop a contractual relationship to share
some of their
resources to create a competitive advantage
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has a paper towel and baby diaper business that both use paper
products. This is an example of value created through the sharing of activiti - ANSTrue
