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A) modifyingamarketingacommunicationatoaincreaseabrandafamiliarityawithinakeya
physicianasegments
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D) exitingatheamarketaandaenteringaaanewaunexploredageographicalalocation
E) engagingainanewacontractatalksawithasuppliersaaboutapriceabreaks
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Topica:aStrategyaandatheaStrategicaManagementaProcess
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companies.
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donateaaapercentageaofaitsaprofitsatoaaachildren’sacharity.
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superioraprofitability.
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yaareaknownaasaits
4)a
A) strategy.
B) missionastatement.
C) strategicaintent.
D) value-cost-priceaframework.
E) marketavisioningastatement.
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LearningaObjectivea:a01-
01aUnderstandawhataisameantabyaaacompany’sastrategyaandawhyaitaneedsatoadiffeaBloom'sa:aRemember
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aChooseatheaoneaalternativeathatabestacompletesatheastatementaoraanswersatheaquestion.
1) Managersaofaallatypesaofabusinessaorganizationsamustadevelopaaaclearaansweraforawhichaofat
heafollowingaquestions?
1) a
A) Whataapproachesadoaweaneedatoatakeainaorderatoagainaaacompetitiveaadvantageainathea
marketplace?
B) Whataisatheasetaofaactionsathataweaneedatoatakeatoaoutperformacompetitorsaandaachievea
superioraprofitability?
C) Whereaareaweanow?
D) Whereadoaweagoafromahere?
E) Whenawillaweaknowathataweaareathere?
QuestionaDetails
Difficultya:a1aEasy
Topica:aStrategyaandatheaStrategicaManagementaProcess
LearningaObjectivea:a01-
01aUnderstandawhataisameantabyaaacompany’sastrategyaandawhyaitaneedsatoadiffeaBloom'sa:aRemember
AACSBa:aKnowledgeaApplicationaAc
cessibilitya:aKeyboardaNavigationaGra
dablea:aautomatic
2) Sanofi,aaapharmaceuticalacompanyasellingaprescriptionadrugsainaFranceaforatheapasta10ayear
s,ahasahadamoderateasalesainaaacrowdedamarketawhileaitsarivalsamanufactureaandamarketadrugsahavi
ngasimilaraefficacyaandasafetyaprecautions,abutawithasuperioramarketashare.aThisaparticularapharma
ceuticalacompany'sagreatestachallengeaisatoaincreaseaprescriptionsaofatheiradrugsabyaFrenchadoctors.
aWhatawouldabeatheamostaeffectiveastrategyaforaSanofiatoaimproveasalesaperformanceainaitsaexistinga
market?
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A) modifyingamarketingacommunicationatoaincreaseabrandafamiliarityawithinakeya
physicianasegments
B) relocatingaallatheaexistingadrugamanufacturingafacilitiesatoadevelopingacountriesatoa
reduceaoperationalacosts
C) employingahiringaplansathataaimaataacquiringadrugadesignersafromarivalacompanies
D) exitingatheamarketaandaenteringaaanewaunexploredageographicalalocation
E) engagingainanewacontractatalksawithasuppliersaaboutapriceabreaks
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Topica:aStrategyaandatheaStrategicaManagementaProcess
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01aUnderstandawhataisameantabyaaacompany’sastrategyaandawhyaitaneedsatoadiffeaAccessibilitya:aKeyboarda
Navigation
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eighingaaadecisionatoadonateaaapartaofaitsaprofitsatoaaachildren'sacharityatoaimproveaitsamarketaimag
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mentatakesato
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A) developaaamoreaappealingabusinessamodelathanarivalabeachwearaandatowelinga
companies.
B) competeaagainstarivalsainatheabeachwearaandatowelingaindustryaandaestablishaaa
transitoryacompetitiveaadvantage.
C) concentrateaonaimprovingaitsaexistingaproductaofferingairrespectiveaofaitsadecisionatoa
donateaaapercentageaofaitsaprofitsatoaaachildren’sacharity.
D) stakeaoutaaauniqueamarketapositionainabeachwearaandatowelingamarketsaandaachievea
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E) identifyaitsastrategicavision,aitsastrategicaobjectives,aandaitsastrategicaintent.
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01aUnderstandawhataisameantabyaaacompany’sastrategyaandawhyaitaneedsatoadiffeaAACSBa:aKnowledgeaAp
plication
Accessibilitya:aKeyboardaNavigationa
Bloom'sa:aApply
Difficultya:a2aMediumaGr
adablea:aautomatic
4) Keurig,atheacoffeeamachineamanufacturer,asellsahigh-
qualityaespressoamachinesaataaaveryalowapriceaandaalsoaprovidesalow-
costarefillsaofavarietalacoffeeapodsaataaarelativelyahigherapriceathanarivals.aTheaactionastepsathataK
eurig’samanagersatakeatoaoutperformatheacompany'sacompetitorsaandaachieveasuperioraprofitabilit
yaareaknownaasaits
4)a
A) strategy.
B) missionastatement.
C) strategicaintent.
D) value-cost-priceaframework.
E) marketavisioningastatement.
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Topica:aStrategyaandatheaStrategicaManagementaProcess
LearningaObjectivea:a01-
01aUnderstandawhataisameantabyaaacompany’sastrategyaandawhyaitaneedsatoadiffeaBloom'sa:aRemember
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