{"id":11007,"date":"2024-02-09T13:31:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T13:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/internal-analysis-distinctive-competencies-competitive-advantage-and-profitability\/"},"modified":"2024-02-09T13:31:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T13:31:42","slug":"internal-analysis-distinctive-competencies-competitive-advantage-and-profitability","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/internal-analysis-distinctive-competencies-competitive-advantage-and-profitability\/","title":{"rendered":"Internal Analysis: Distinctive Competencies, Competitive Advantage, and Profitability"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14.6667px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Instructions:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 13.3333px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Complete the following discussion by answering all the questions. Discussion post should be at least 300 words.<\/b><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14.6667px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px; font-size: 13.3333px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What are the primary implications of the material discussed in this module for strategy formulation?<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">When is a company&#8217;s competitive advantage most likely to be sustained over time?<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">It is possible for&nbsp; acompany to be the lowest-cost producer in its industry and simultaneously have an output that is the most valued by customers?. Discuss this statement.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Why it is important to undersatnd the drivers of profitability as measured by the return on invested capital?<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Which is more important in explaining success and failure of companies: strategizing to create value, or luck?<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Define distinctive competencies.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Discuss the VRIO acronym.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Discuss the different &#8220;techniques&#8221; which may be used to undertake an internal analysis of a company.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Discuss why intangible resources may be the most important type of resource to obtain competitive advantages. Have intangible resources always been the most important in obtaining competitive advantages?<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Briefly discuss the four building blocks of competitive advantage.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instructions: Complete the following discussion by answering all the questions. Discussion post should be at least 300 words. Discussion Questions: What are the primary implications of the material discussed in this module for strategy formulation? When is a company&#8217;s competitive advantage most likely to be sustained over time? 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