HRMA 3361: Review for Midterm
Chapters 1 through 5
HRMA 3361: Chapter 1
The Concept of Marketing
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Competitive Advantage
• What is competitive advantage?
▫ The ability of a firm to develop and maintain distinctive competencies that enable it to capture a larger market share and earn higher than average profits
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Competitive Advantage (cont.)
• What are some distinctive competencies?
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Management knowledge
Culture
Location
Access to resources
Exceptional employees
Special patents
Access to capital
Brand name
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Competitive Advantage (cont.)
• Building blocks of Competitive Advantage: