Online Exam 2
   
Question 1
Intellectual property is protected by all EXCEPT:
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patents.
 

trademarks.
 

copyrights.
 

licensing.
 
Question 2
__________ increasingly allows targeting segments of one – developing a personalized offer in a profitable manner.
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Micro-segmentation
 

Personalization
 

M-commerce
 

Co-opetition
 
Question 3
The __________ environment considers factors such as population demographics, income distribution between different sectors of society, social mobility of people and differing attitudes to work and leisure.
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economic
 

social
 

political and legal
 

natural
 
Question 4
__________ coalitions are those set up among firms with complementary business activities.
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Connex
 

Non-connex
 

Complementary
 

Non- complementary
 
Question 5
Personality type and personal interests are related to __________ segmentation.
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geographic
 

demographic
 

psychographic
 

behavioral
 
Question 6
External analysis results in the identification of __________ factors that impact the competitive position and profitability of all organizations within an industry.
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strategic
 

key success
 

competitive
 

economic
 
Question 7
Identifying external strategic factors includes all EXCEPT:
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identifying likely emerging   trends.
 

assessing the probability of   trends actually occurring.
 

attempting to identify the impact   of each trend on the corporation being examined.
 

determining an   approach to addressing each of the trends.
 
Question 8
EBay has created strong barriers to entry for potential competitors through:
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the large customer   base it has created over the past few years.
 

market liquidity.
 

strong intellectual property   protection.
 

information and communication   technologies (ICT).
 
Question 9
The __________ environment relates to issues on different organizational levels. At country and industry levels, it includes issues such as taxation, monopoly legislation, and environmental laws.
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economic
 

social
 

political and legal
 

natural
 
Question 10
The __________ organizes an industry into strategic groups and types, summarizing the industry according to all significant factors.
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industry matrix
 

five basic forces
 

trends analysis
 

SWOT analysis
 
Question 11
The attractiveness of market segments can be analyzed through:
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full market scanning.
 

multi-segment analysis.
 

the five forces   framework.
 

industry evaluation.
 
Question 12
The use of __________ contributes to reducing the extent of capital that was traditionally required to enter into an industry. An example is cloud computing.
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Internet accessibility tools
 

environmental scanning
 

customer relationship management   (CRM)
 

information and   communication technologies (ICT)
 
Question 13
An important dimension of the __________ environment that impacts the development and use of the Internet is online usage patterns.
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economic
 

social
 

political and legal
 

natural
 
Question 14
The e-business __________ provides an overview of the different participants in electronic business.
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market segmentation   matrix
 

target market matrix
 

competitive analysis
 

environmental scanning grid
 
Question 15
The application of Porter’s model can suggest to the business analyst the likely:
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profitability of the   product.
 

bargaining power of the firm.
 

rivalry within the industry.
 

company positioning.
 
Question 16
Companies can choose from five main possibilities to target market segments. Which of the following is NOT one of the possibilities?
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Single-segment concentration
 

Multi-segment   concentration
 

Selective specialization
 

Product specialization
 
Question 17
A(n) __________ involves identifying external environmental variables and identifying external strategic factors.
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strategic analysis
 

industry review
 

environmental scan
 

competitive analysis
 
Question 18
Age, gender, income, and lifestyle are related to __________ segmentation.
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geographic
 

demographic
 

psychographic
 

behavioral
 
Question 19
__________ can be a valuable option to increase revenues, since it limits customer acquisition costs.
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Internet advertising
 

Social media
 

Cross-selling
 

Joint ventures
 
Question 20
The bargaining power of __________ is high when there is a high degree of market transparency.
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retailers
 

suppliers
 

buyers
 

sellers