IIMB Week Assessments
IIMB Week Assessments
IIMB Week Assessments
Compliement
Regional Economies of Scale
Brand Name of the game
Both of the above
1. Identifying a few key pestle factors that are likely to significantly influence and
monitor at regular intervals
2. Identifying the interactions across key factors
Assessment-2
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Which of the following does not help in sustainability of the competitive advantage a firm possesses?
The primary goal of resource analysis is to value a company's assets.
The primary concern of resource based view is industry selection and positioning
Which of the following is an inherent assumption in the Resource based view of the firm?
Which of the following makes it relatively easier to imitate resources?
Company A has successfully launched its product in the market and has reaped rich dividends for the same. S is a top executiv
of the firm who is planning to move out to start the same business supported by a few investors. 6 months later, despite the
product launch S has not been able to replicate the same success as in company A. Which of the following is a possible reason
Industry
Social Complexity
network effects
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Differentiation and Segmentation are different from each other. Differentiation is concerned with
_________ a firm competes, while Segmentation is concerned with _________ a firm competes
Federal Express (FedEx) has constantly attempted to ensure reliability of its delivery. McDonald's
(McD) food chains have ensured that customers get the fast food ordered within same time all over
the world. Which of the following aptly represent FedEx and McD?
Differentiation would consist of creating differences in the firms product and service that is industry
wide _________
Which of the following are potential pitfalls of a differentiation strategy?
Which of the following is not a potential pitfall of a focused strategy?
Which of the following could possibly be an organization structure used in implementing cost
leadership?
The barrier to entry that helps reduce the threat of new entrants for an incumbent firm using a
cost-leadership strategy would mean _______
Which of the following is less likely to be a feature of the compensation adopted by a product
differentiator firm?
Which of the following is not a way in which a product differentiator firm would differentiate itself
on?
Harley Davidson positions itself as a lifestyle beyond just a super bike with annual fairs, community
drives and so on. What is the strategy followed here?
Apple's iphone is a product that is differentiated based on user experience and features. Which of
the following activities are likely to negatively impact Apple's product differentiation?
Cost leadership focuses on ____________ where as differentiation strategy focuses on
___________.
Bigbasket.com allows customers to order their groceries, vegetables online and get it home
delivered at a convenient time. Which of the following conditions would suggest that it is following
a differentiation strategy?
A firm offering almost same benefits to customers at a much lower price is known as _______
Which of the following can act against a firm following a differentiation strategy?
Correct Answer
Cost
Focused differentiation
benefit parity
Uniqueness in offering isn't valued by customers
Assessment-3
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A firm's ___________________is the way in which managers conceptualize the business and make critical
resource allocation decisions-be it in technologies, product development, distribution, advertising, or in
human resource management.
Which of the following represent the synergies that a multi-business firm can claim across its two businesses
A and B? [V(A) represents the value of business A and so on]
Which of the following aptly represents the question corporate strategy attempts to answer?
Which of the following is not a means of obtaining synergies across different businesses of a multi-business
firm?
Strategy scholars argue that diversification can also lead to loss of value. This can happen because of
_______
Which of the following is not an explanation for where business groups fill institutional voids in developing
countries?
A business group with a high level of unrelated diversification has its businesses as separately listed and legal
entities. The parent company however is not a listed organization. Which type of multi-business structure is
this?
A small number of business houses with diversified businesses control a large part of the country's economy
in several nations in Asia. Which of the following is a compelling explanation for this phenomenon?
The CEO of an express delivery service company is contemplating an entry into truck manufacturing through
an acquisition. What would you suggest to the CEO? and why?
Geographic diversification across national boundaries often hurts a company's performance because ______
Which of the following is the most compelling reason for diversifying into a new business?
Correct Answer
Transactions costs in the market > Administrative costs within the firm
dominant logic
Conglomerate discount
Do vertically integrate. It gives you access to critical resources.
1.Transactions costs in the market > Administrative costs within the firm
2.Administrative costs within the firm > Transactions costs in the market
3.Administrative costs within the firm = Transactions costs in the market
4.Transaction costs do not exist
1.dominant logic
2.economic logic
3.ecological logic
4.dormant logic
Focused diversification
Related diversification
Cost of coordination is higher than gain from economies of scope
High levels of executive compensation
Cooperative form
SBU form
Competitive form
None of these