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Evaluating a
Companys External
Environment
McGraw-Hill/Irwin
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Identify forces
likely to reshape
industry competitive
conditions
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A strategic group
Is a cluster of industry rivals that have similar
competitive approaches and market
positions.
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Strategic
Strategic group
group mapping
mapping is
is aa technique
technique
for
for displaying
displaying the
the different
different market
market or
or
competitive
competitive positions
positions that
that rival
rival firms
firms
occupy
occupy in
in the
the industry.
industry.
A
A strategic
strategic group
group is
is aa cluster
cluster of
of industry
industry
rivals
rivals that
that have
have similar
similar competitive
competitive
approaches
approaches and
and market
market positions.
positions.
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