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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
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Strategic Management - answer-An integrative management field that combines
analysis, formulation, and implementation in the quest for competitive advantage
Strategy - answer-The set of goal-directed actions a firm takes to gain and sustain
superior performance relative to competitors
Resources Companies Compete for to Achieve Superior Performance - answer--New
ventures: financial and human capital
-Existing companies: profitable growth
-Charities: donations
-Universities: the best students and professors
-Sports teams: championships
-Celebrities: media attention
Good Strategy - answer-1. A diagnosis of the competitive challenge. Analysis
2. A guiding policy to address the competitive challenge. Formulation
3. A set of coherent actions to implement a firm's guiding policy. Implementation
What Strategy is Not - answer--Grandiose statements
-A failure to face a competitive challenge
-Operational effectiveness, competitive benchmarking, or tactical tools
Competitive Advantage - answer-Superior performance relative to other competitors in
the same industry or the industry average
, Origin of Competitive Advantage - answer--Performing different activities or
-Performing the same activities differently than rivals
Assess Competitive Advantage - answer--Compare firm to competitors in the same
industry
-Compare firm to industry average
Sustainable Competitive Advantage - answer-Outperforming competitors or the
industry average over a prolonged period of time
Competitive Disadvantage - answer-Underperformance relative to other competitors in
the same industry or the industry average
Competitive Parity - answer-Performance of two or more firms at the same level
How to Gain a Competitive Advantage - answer--Provide goods or services consumers
value more highly than those of its competitors
-Provide goods or services similar to the competitors' at a lower price
Vision - answer-A statement about what an organization ultimately wants to
accomplish; it captures the company's aspiration. What do we want to accomplish
ultimately?
Effective Vision - answer--Pervades the organization
-Provides a sense of winning
-Motivates employees to aim for the same target
Strategic Intent - answer-Outlines a firm's stretch goal that is based on a firm's vision