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WPC 480 – Strategic Management | 130+ Exam Questions with Verified Answers | Arizona State University

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This comprehensive exam preparation resource for WPC 480 – Strategic Management at Arizona State University (2025/2026 academic year) contains over 130 exam-style questions and verified model answers. The document offers deep coverage of strategic concepts, decision-making tools, and real-world business applications, making it ideal for students aiming to excel in midterms, finals, or course assignments. The questions span key areas such as competitive advantage, VRIO framework, strategic positioning, industry and firm effects, black swan events, stakeholder theory, top-down vs. bottom-up strategic planning, corporate vs. business-level strategy, PESTEL analysis, Porter’s Five Forces, value chain analysis, financial ratio interpretation, and balanced scorecard evaluation. Also included are practical applications through case-based scenarios, making this document not only factually rich but also strategy-focused. Recommended for: – Bachelor’s students in Business Administration, Management, and related majors – Students studying Strategic Management, Business Capstone, Organizational Leadership – MBA foundation or transfer students needing conceptual reinforcement – Individuals preparing for case interviews or strategic decision-making tasks This material is structured for efficient review with concise questions and clear answers. It supports active recall, topic mastery, and confident exam preparation, particularly for those pursuing analytical and leadership roles in business strategy. Keywords: strategic management, WPC 480, Arizona State University, competitive advantage, VRIO, stakeholder analysis, black swan, business-level strategy, corporate strategy, five forces model, PESTEL, value chain, mission and vision, strategic planning, resource-based view, economic value, market structure, financial ratios, SWOT analysis, balanced scorecard, triple bottom line

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WPC 480 2025/2026 Exam Questions
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A diagnosis of the competitive challenge, an element of a good strategy, is

primarily accomplished through strategy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔analysis.


Which of the following does a firm possess when it can outperform other

firms in the same industry or the industry average over a prolonged period

of time? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔sustainable competitive advantage


Revved Rider Inc., a motorcycle company, is the market leader due to its

superior engine technology and service orientation. These unique qualities

have helped the company generate revenues that are consistently higher

than other firms in the same industry. Which of the following can be

concluded about Revved Rider Inc. from this scenario? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔It

has a competitive advantage over the other firms.

,Which of the following statements about competitive advantage is not true?

- 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A firm's competitive advantage is always absolute, not

relative.

A firm is likely to have a competitive advantage when it - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔provides services that consumers will value more than those of its

rivals.

The greater the difference between value creation and cost, the -

🧠ANSWER ✔✔greater a firm's economic contribution.


When a firm integrates the competitive strategies of cost-leadership and

differentiation, it will most likely result in - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔trade-offs that

work against each other.

How has Threadless staked out a unique strategic position? - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔by providing customers a voice in product design


Which of the following has contributed to Twitter's loss of a competitive

advantage? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Twitter does not allow advertisers to target

their online ads precisely enough.

, Quick Eats is a fast-food restaurant that has recently entered the hospitality

industry. Since most of its competitors are pursuing a low-cost position and

doing well, Quick Eats also wants to adopt the same strategy. Which of the

following will be a likely implication of this decision? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Quick

Eats will face low profit potential.

Which of the following statements is true of strategy? - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔Actions that allow a firm to address a competitive challenge are

strategy.

Which of the following statements with regard to determining firm

performance is true? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔External analysis will help

understand the industry effects that determine a firm's performance.

Which of the following forces are most closely related to firm effects within

a pharmaceutical industry? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the strategic actions taken by

managers of a firm in the industry


The metaphor of a black swan best applies to - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔events that

are considered highly unexpected and highly impactful when they do occur.

The black swan events in the past have demonstrated that - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔stakeholders can affect or be affected by a firm's actions.


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