BSG COMPREHENSIVE FINAL TEST PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Which one of the following conditions acts to intensify the
competitive pressures associated with the threat of entry? Answer: A
general belief on the part of entry candidates that industry members are
unwilling or unable to strongly contest the efforts of newcomers to gain
a market foothold
⩥ A competitive environment where there is strong rivalry among
sellers, low entry barriers, strong competition from substitute products,
and considerable bargaining leverage on the part of both suppliers and
customers Answer: Makes it hard for industry members to earn attractive
profits
⩥ Which one of the following is not a factor that affects the strength of
supplier bargaining power? Answer: Whether there are greater or fewer
than ten suppliers of the item being purchased from suppliers
⩥ Potential entrants are more likely to be deterred from actually entering
an industry when Answer: Industry incumbents are willing and able to
launch strong defensive maneuvers to maintain their positions and make
it harder for a newcomer to compete successfully and profitably
,⩥ Which one of the following is not a useful question for company
managers to pose in trying to predict the likely actions of important
rivals? Answer: Which competitors are in the best strategic group in the
industry?
⩥ Which of the following is a major question to ask in assessing a
company's industry and competitive environment? Answer: What forces
are driving changes in the industry, and what impact will these changes
have on competitive intensity and industry profitability?
⩥ The "driving forces" in an industry Answer: are the major underlying
causes of changing industry and competitive conditions and have the
biggest influence on how the industry landscape will be altered
⩥ Which of the following statements about the market maneuvering for
buyer patronage that goes on among rival sellers of a product or service
is false? Answer: While there is constant jockeying among industry
members to improve their market position and profits, the current market
leaders have a 90% or better chance of continuing their leadership and
ultimately winning a sustainable competitive advantage over the other
industry contenders.
⩥ The rivalry among competing sellers tends to become a stronger
competitive force when Answer: the products of rival sellers are
essentially identical or else weakly differentiated.
, ⩥ Which of the following is generally not considered as a barrier to
entry? Answer: Weak brand preference and low degrees of customer
loyalty to existing brands
⩥ Which one of the following statements about strategic groups and
strategic group mapping is false? Answer: The hardest aspect of strategic
group mapping is always figuring out which of several possible strategic
group maps represents the single one best map for portraying how
competing firms are positioned.
⩥ Which of the following are important considerations in evaluating
whether an industry's outlook is conducive to good profitability?
Answer: The industry's growth potential, the anticipated strength of
competitive forces, and whether the industry and the company are being
favorably or unfavorably impacted by macro-environmental factors
⩥ Which of the following are most unlikely to qualify as driving forces?
Answer: Mounting competition from substitutes, increasing efforts on
the part of industry members to collaborate with suppliers, and the speed
with which the number of industry key success factors is either rising or
falling
⩥ In which of the following circumstances are competitive pressures
associated with the bargaining power of buyers not relatively strong?
Answer: When buyer demand is growing rapidly and sellers' products
are strongly differentiated
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Which one of the following conditions acts to intensify the
competitive pressures associated with the threat of entry? Answer: A
general belief on the part of entry candidates that industry members are
unwilling or unable to strongly contest the efforts of newcomers to gain
a market foothold
⩥ A competitive environment where there is strong rivalry among
sellers, low entry barriers, strong competition from substitute products,
and considerable bargaining leverage on the part of both suppliers and
customers Answer: Makes it hard for industry members to earn attractive
profits
⩥ Which one of the following is not a factor that affects the strength of
supplier bargaining power? Answer: Whether there are greater or fewer
than ten suppliers of the item being purchased from suppliers
⩥ Potential entrants are more likely to be deterred from actually entering
an industry when Answer: Industry incumbents are willing and able to
launch strong defensive maneuvers to maintain their positions and make
it harder for a newcomer to compete successfully and profitably
,⩥ Which one of the following is not a useful question for company
managers to pose in trying to predict the likely actions of important
rivals? Answer: Which competitors are in the best strategic group in the
industry?
⩥ Which of the following is a major question to ask in assessing a
company's industry and competitive environment? Answer: What forces
are driving changes in the industry, and what impact will these changes
have on competitive intensity and industry profitability?
⩥ The "driving forces" in an industry Answer: are the major underlying
causes of changing industry and competitive conditions and have the
biggest influence on how the industry landscape will be altered
⩥ Which of the following statements about the market maneuvering for
buyer patronage that goes on among rival sellers of a product or service
is false? Answer: While there is constant jockeying among industry
members to improve their market position and profits, the current market
leaders have a 90% or better chance of continuing their leadership and
ultimately winning a sustainable competitive advantage over the other
industry contenders.
⩥ The rivalry among competing sellers tends to become a stronger
competitive force when Answer: the products of rival sellers are
essentially identical or else weakly differentiated.
, ⩥ Which of the following is generally not considered as a barrier to
entry? Answer: Weak brand preference and low degrees of customer
loyalty to existing brands
⩥ Which one of the following statements about strategic groups and
strategic group mapping is false? Answer: The hardest aspect of strategic
group mapping is always figuring out which of several possible strategic
group maps represents the single one best map for portraying how
competing firms are positioned.
⩥ Which of the following are important considerations in evaluating
whether an industry's outlook is conducive to good profitability?
Answer: The industry's growth potential, the anticipated strength of
competitive forces, and whether the industry and the company are being
favorably or unfavorably impacted by macro-environmental factors
⩥ Which of the following are most unlikely to qualify as driving forces?
Answer: Mounting competition from substitutes, increasing efforts on
the part of industry members to collaborate with suppliers, and the speed
with which the number of industry key success factors is either rising or
falling
⩥ In which of the following circumstances are competitive pressures
associated with the bargaining power of buyers not relatively strong?
Answer: When buyer demand is growing rapidly and sellers' products
are strongly differentiated
