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The greatest disadvantage of the focused strategy

   32.   All of the following strategies target industry wide markets except:
a.
focused
b.
differentiation
c.
low-cost 
d.
none of these strategies target industry wide markets
 
ANS:  A                 

   33.   All of the following are important to organizations following the focused strategy except:
a.
economies of scale
b.
attracting new buyers
c.
specializing in ways other organizations cannot match
d.
keeping repeat buyers
 
ANS:  A                 

   34.   The greatest disadvantage of the focused strategy is
a.
customers become knowledgeable
b.
lack of repeat buyers
c.
availability of a singular organization design
d.
the customer niche may shift toward a broader market

 ANS:  D                  

   35.   When one department or team must complete certain tasks before one or more other departments or teams can perform their tasks, and those tasks are arranged in a predetermined order or flow, it can be said that ____ interdependence exists between the two groups.
a.
reciprocal
b.
network
c.
sequential
d.
pooled
 
ANS:    C