Scanning involves detecting meaning through early signals of environmental changes and trends

Early adopters of new technology often achieve higher market shares and higher returns than later adopters of the technology

When firms analyze the external environment, they typically have complete and unambiguous data

Firms can directly control the elements of the seven segments of the general environment

When Google studies the Internet user privacy policies of various nations, it is engaged in the forecasting component of the environmental analysis process

The industry environment directly influences a firm and its competitive actions and responses

Globalfocusing is often used by firms with high levels of international operations that further increase their internationalization by focusing on global niche markets

Exit barriers are especially low in the airline industry because aircraft are not particularly specialized and can easily be sold to other airlines, air cargo companies, the military, or even to wealthy individuals who want to own a private jet

The more distant strategic groups are in terms of their strategies, the greater the likelihood of rivalry between the groups

A protein secreted to the plasma membrane that has its N terminus on the cytosolic side of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and its C terminus in the ER lumen will have: