A large company that manufactures and supplies plastic bottles wants to acquire a smaller company. It plans to invest in two smaller plastic manufacturing companies and buy the one that it finds yields better returns. In this scenario, large company is most likely using:

An employee was angry at their supervisor because the supervisor had refused to grant them a raise. As a consequence, the employee started working at a slower pace and taking unofficial breaks during work. In the context of workplace deviance, this is an example of:

A leading electronics firm has been in the industry for about three decades. As new competitors have entered the market, its market share has dropped. The managers refuse to change any of their strategies because they believe their existing strategies will help them become one of the market leaders again, just as they did in the past. This scenario is an example of:

A worker intentionally performs tasks at a slower pace to avoid taking on additional responsibilities. This is an example of:

A company has introduced a new bike in the market. The majority of its profits come from the sale of bikes. The company is recognized worldwide for its ability to design and produce bikes with superior handling, smooth transmission, powerful brakes, and other premium features that its competitors are lacking. This ability to produce superior quality bikes is the company’s:

The CEO of a theme park, plans to have branches of the theme park in 20 countries in 10 years’ time. To achieve this goal, CEO plans to set up branches in at least two countries by the end of each year. In this scenario, CEO’s plan to have branches of the theme park in 20 countries in 10 years’ time is an example of a:

Managers are more aware of the impact their decision will have on others when addressing an issue of high:

The chief operations officer of a company that manufactures baby products formulates a plan on how the company’s newly launched products will serve its wide customer base and how it will deal with its competitors. In this scenario, chief operations officer has most likely contributed to developing the company’s:

The operations manager of a car manufacturing company in the United States wants to set up production plants in three other countries by the end of the current year. After setting this goal, which of the following is the next step they should ideally take to achieve it?

In the context of sustainable competitive advantage, unlike rare resources, nonsubstitutable resources cannot be: