Competitive parity and competitive advantage
5 important questions on Competitive parity and competitive advantage
What happens when a firm only mimics its competitors?
- Exploit ITS OWN resources.
- Focus on valuable, rare, and costly-to-imitate assets.
What is more critical for competitive advantage, relative cost or absolute cost of implementing a strategy?
- It is essential when less than the value derived.
- Ensures better strategic advantage over competitors.
What common errors do firms make in evaluating the uniqueness of their resources?
- Overestimating the rarity of their resources, leading to inflated advantage expectations.
- Underestimating their uniqueness can also undermine potential advantages.
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Why might firms need outside assistance in evaluating their resources?
- It provides a measure of objectivity.
- Assists in accurately describing rarity and imitability of resources.
What are some criticisms directed at the Resource-Based View (RBV)?
- Tautological reasoning.
- Limited prescriptive implications.
- Insufficient focus on capabilities.
- Minimal empirical testing.
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