A general environmental analysis can be expected to produce all of the following EXCEPT:
identification of organizational threats.
recognition of environmental trends.
objective answers about the environment.
identification of organizational opportunities.
The political/legal segment of an environment represents:
how organizations try to influence governments and understand the influence of governments on them.
the system of regulations that governments at all levels place on industry organizations.
the system of regulations that governments at all levels place on industry organizations.
the system of regulations that governments at all levels place on industry organizations.
The likelihood of entry of new competitors is affected by ________ and ________.
the profitability of the industry; the market share of its leading firm
the profitability of the industry; the market share of its leading firm
barriers to entry; expected retaliation of current industry organizations
the demand for the product; the profitability of the competitors
Firms within strategic groups:
exist almost exclusively in the manufacturing sector.
follow dissimilar strategies across all dimensions.
follow similar strategies across certain dimensions.
typically engage in more intergroup rivalry than intragroup rivalry.
The existence of high exit barriers such as ownership of specialised assets (e.g., large aircraft) in the airline industry leads to:
firms leaving the industry quickly when return on capital becomes low or negative.
firms remaining in the industry when return on capital is high.
firms leaving the industry quickly when return on capital is high.
firms remaining in the industry when return on capital becomes low or negative.
Which of the following would NOT be an ethical way to obtain information about competitors?:
obtaining and analysing the annual reports of competitors.
searching job sites and agencies to find competitor's advertisements for new staff members.
gathering information about competitors from trade shows.
using website addresses similar to competitors and receiving emails intended for them
Competitor intelligence is:
legally or illegally-gained data about competitors' internal strategic processes, capabilities and competitive decisions.
strategic information gathered by competitors of an organization, which the organization has tried to keep confidential
strategic information gained from industrial espionage targeting international competitors of the organization.
strategic information gained from industrial espionage targeting international competitors of the organization.
Environmental scanning would be most important for which of the following organizations?
A provider of hospice services for the terminally ill.
A national manufacturer of household linens.
A web design company servicing small businesses.
A neighbourhood sewer and water utility.
The observation that in mid-2009, the global automobile industry had the capacity to build 94 million vehicles per year, 34 million more than actually needed, is an aspect of the ________ segment of the general environment.
technological
demographic
physical
global
An analysis of the economic segment of the external environment would include all of the following EXCEPT: