MAN 4720 - Dever/FSU - Exam 1 Complete Exam Prep
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Strategic Competitiveness -ANSWER✅✅✅Achieved when a firm successfully
formulates and implements a value creating strategy
Strategy -ANSWER✅✅✅an integrated and coordinated set of commitments and
actions designed to exploit core competencies and gain a competitive advantage
Competitive advantage -ANSWER✅✅✅implementation of a strategy that creates
superior value for customers and that the competitors are unable to duplicate or find it
too costly to try and imitate
Risk -ANSWER✅✅✅is an investor's uncertainty about the economic gains or losses
that will result from a particular investment
above-average returns -ANSWER✅✅✅are returns in excess of what an investor
expects to earn from other investments with a similar amount of risk
Average Returns -ANSWER✅✅✅returns equal to those an investor expects to earn
from other investments with a similar amount of risk
Strategic Management Process Definition -ANSWER✅✅✅The full set of commitments,
decisions, and actions required for a firm to achieve strategic competitiveness and earn
above-average returns.
Hypercompetition -ANSWER✅✅✅competition that is excessive such that it creates
inherent instability and necessitates constant disruptive change for firms in the
competitive landscape.
It is a condition of rapidly escalating competition based on price-quality positioning,
competition to create new know-how and establish first-mover advantage, and
competition to protect or invade established product or geographic markets
,Globalization -ANSWER✅✅✅is the increasing economic interdependence among
countries and their organizations as reflected in the flow of goods and services, financial
capital, and knowledge across country borders.
- is a product of a large number of firms competing against one another in an increasing
number of global economies.
Technology Diffusion -ANSWER✅✅✅which is the speed at which new technologies
become available and are used, has increased substantially over the past 15 to 20
years.
Perpetual Innovation -ANSWER✅✅✅describes how rapidly and consistently new,
information-intensive technologies replace older ones
Disruptive technologies -ANSWER✅✅✅technologies that destroy the value of an
existing technology and create new markets
—surface frequently in today's competitive markets.
Information Age -ANSWER✅✅✅a period in history where the production, distribution,
and control of information is the primary driver of the economy
Knowledge -ANSWER✅✅✅a critical organizational resource and an increasingly
valuable source of competitive advantage.
- (information, intelligence, and expertise) is the basis of technology and its application.
strategic flexibility -ANSWER✅✅✅a set of capabilities used to respond to various
demands and opportunities existing in a dynamic and uncertain competitive
environment.
- to gain the competitive benefits of such flexibility, a firm has to develop the capacity to
learn.
Industrial Organization Model of Above-Average Returns -ANSWER✅✅✅explains the
external environment's dominant influence on a firm's strategic actions.
- The model specifies that the industry in which a company chooses to compete has a
stronger influence on performance than do the choices managers make inside their
organizations.
I/O Model Assumptions -ANSWER✅✅✅1. The external environment imposes
pressures and constraints that determine strategic choices.
2. Similarity in strategically relevant resources causes competitors to pursue similar
strategies.
, 3. Resource differences among competitors are short-lived due to resource mobility
across firms.
4. Strategic decision makers are rational and engage in profit-maximizing behaviors.
Five Forces Model of Competition -ANSWER✅✅✅is an analytical tool used to help
firms find the industry that is the most attractive for them
The five forces model suggests that an industry's profitability is a function of interactions
among five forces:
1. suppliers
2. buyers
3. competitive rivalry among firms currently in the industry
4. product substitutes
5. potential entrants to the industry.
The Resource-Based Model of Above-Average Returns -ANSWER✅✅✅The model
assumes that each organization is a collection of unique resources and capabilities
The uniqueness of its resources and capabilities is the basis of a firm's strategy and its
ability to earn above-average returns.
What is a Resource? -ANSWER✅✅✅are inputs into a firm's production process.
i.e. capital equipment, skills of employees, patents, finances, and talented managers.
What is a capability? -ANSWER✅✅✅the capacity for a set of resources to perform a
task or an activity in an integrative manner
What is a Vision? -ANSWER✅✅✅the picture of what a firm wants to be and, in broad
terms, what it wants to ultimately achieve.
Thus, a vision statement articulates the ideal description of an organization and gives
shape to its intended future.
In other words, a vision statement points the firm in the direction of where it would like to
be in the years to come.
What is a Mission? -ANSWER✅✅✅specifies the businesses in which the firm intends
to compete and the customers it intends to serve.
- The firm's mission is more concrete than its vision.
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This guide features complete exam questions with correct detailed answers, carefully
organized to reflect real exam formats and frequently tested concepts. Each answer includes
clear, easy-to-understand explanations that help reinforce learning and improve retention.
🔥 Key Features
✔ Comprehensive exam-style questions covering important topics
✔ Correct answers with detailed explanations for deeper understanding
✔ Focused review of commonly tested concepts
✔ Clean and organized structure for faster revision
✔ Latest updated version (2026/2027) for accurate preparation
🚀 Why Students Love This Guide
This study guide is designed to help you:
• Study more efficiently and save time
• Strengthen understanding of key concepts
• Practice with realistic exam questions
• Improve confidence and exam readiness
• Review material quickly before test day
🎯 Ideal For
,• Certification and licensing exams
• Midterm and final exam preparation
• Self-paced learning and revision
• Last-minute review sessions
• Improving academic and professional performance
📚 A complete and effective study resource designed to help you prepare smarter, stay
confident, and achieve exam success.
Strategic Competitiveness -ANSWER✅✅✅Achieved when a firm successfully
formulates and implements a value creating strategy
Strategy -ANSWER✅✅✅an integrated and coordinated set of commitments and
actions designed to exploit core competencies and gain a competitive advantage
Competitive advantage -ANSWER✅✅✅implementation of a strategy that creates
superior value for customers and that the competitors are unable to duplicate or find it
too costly to try and imitate
Risk -ANSWER✅✅✅is an investor's uncertainty about the economic gains or losses
that will result from a particular investment
above-average returns -ANSWER✅✅✅are returns in excess of what an investor
expects to earn from other investments with a similar amount of risk
Average Returns -ANSWER✅✅✅returns equal to those an investor expects to earn
from other investments with a similar amount of risk
Strategic Management Process Definition -ANSWER✅✅✅The full set of commitments,
decisions, and actions required for a firm to achieve strategic competitiveness and earn
above-average returns.
Hypercompetition -ANSWER✅✅✅competition that is excessive such that it creates
inherent instability and necessitates constant disruptive change for firms in the
competitive landscape.
It is a condition of rapidly escalating competition based on price-quality positioning,
competition to create new know-how and establish first-mover advantage, and
competition to protect or invade established product or geographic markets
,Globalization -ANSWER✅✅✅is the increasing economic interdependence among
countries and their organizations as reflected in the flow of goods and services, financial
capital, and knowledge across country borders.
- is a product of a large number of firms competing against one another in an increasing
number of global economies.
Technology Diffusion -ANSWER✅✅✅which is the speed at which new technologies
become available and are used, has increased substantially over the past 15 to 20
years.
Perpetual Innovation -ANSWER✅✅✅describes how rapidly and consistently new,
information-intensive technologies replace older ones
Disruptive technologies -ANSWER✅✅✅technologies that destroy the value of an
existing technology and create new markets
—surface frequently in today's competitive markets.
Information Age -ANSWER✅✅✅a period in history where the production, distribution,
and control of information is the primary driver of the economy
Knowledge -ANSWER✅✅✅a critical organizational resource and an increasingly
valuable source of competitive advantage.
- (information, intelligence, and expertise) is the basis of technology and its application.
strategic flexibility -ANSWER✅✅✅a set of capabilities used to respond to various
demands and opportunities existing in a dynamic and uncertain competitive
environment.
- to gain the competitive benefits of such flexibility, a firm has to develop the capacity to
learn.
Industrial Organization Model of Above-Average Returns -ANSWER✅✅✅explains the
external environment's dominant influence on a firm's strategic actions.
- The model specifies that the industry in which a company chooses to compete has a
stronger influence on performance than do the choices managers make inside their
organizations.
I/O Model Assumptions -ANSWER✅✅✅1. The external environment imposes
pressures and constraints that determine strategic choices.
2. Similarity in strategically relevant resources causes competitors to pursue similar
strategies.
, 3. Resource differences among competitors are short-lived due to resource mobility
across firms.
4. Strategic decision makers are rational and engage in profit-maximizing behaviors.
Five Forces Model of Competition -ANSWER✅✅✅is an analytical tool used to help
firms find the industry that is the most attractive for them
The five forces model suggests that an industry's profitability is a function of interactions
among five forces:
1. suppliers
2. buyers
3. competitive rivalry among firms currently in the industry
4. product substitutes
5. potential entrants to the industry.
The Resource-Based Model of Above-Average Returns -ANSWER✅✅✅The model
assumes that each organization is a collection of unique resources and capabilities
The uniqueness of its resources and capabilities is the basis of a firm's strategy and its
ability to earn above-average returns.
What is a Resource? -ANSWER✅✅✅are inputs into a firm's production process.
i.e. capital equipment, skills of employees, patents, finances, and talented managers.
What is a capability? -ANSWER✅✅✅the capacity for a set of resources to perform a
task or an activity in an integrative manner
What is a Vision? -ANSWER✅✅✅the picture of what a firm wants to be and, in broad
terms, what it wants to ultimately achieve.
Thus, a vision statement articulates the ideal description of an organization and gives
shape to its intended future.
In other words, a vision statement points the firm in the direction of where it would like to
be in the years to come.
What is a Mission? -ANSWER✅✅✅specifies the businesses in which the firm intends
to compete and the customers it intends to serve.
- The firm's mission is more concrete than its vision.
