Example of socially complex organizational phenomena

1. The resource-based view of the firm suggests that the _________of the firm are due to its endowment of strategic resources that are valuable, rare, costly to imitate, and costly to substitute.

positive SWOT analyses

outstanding balanced scorecards

stock prices

competitive advantages

2. Which of these is not an example of socially complex organizational phenomena?

firm culture

interpersonal relations among firm managers

firm reputation with its suppliers

poor reputation with customers

3. Gerber Products Company brands its baby food and is an example of a resource that is potentially inimitable, making it difficult for competitors to copy. What characteristic of sustainable competitive advantage is involved?

path dependency

causal ambiguity

exit barriers

a balanced scorecard