Question

The industry characteristics that make it very difficult for firms to achieve strategic competitiveness and earn above-average returns includes all of the following EXCEPT:

a. Low entry barriers
b. Supplier and buyers with strong bargaining positions
c. Strong competitive threats from product substitutes
d. Relatively moderate rivalry

Answer 1

d. Relatively moderate rivalry

Step-by-step explanation:

The attributes for the industry in order to make it difficult to accomplish competitiveness and earned more than the average returns includes the following things like

a. Less entry barriers

2. Supplier and buyer contains strong bargaining positions

3. The Competitive threat arises from substitutes of product

But it does not involve the rivalry moderation and the same is to be considered