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Chapter 4 -- Internal Analysis: Resources, Capabilities, Competencies, and Competitive Advantage

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Competitive Advantage: Value Creation, Low Cost, and Differentiation

Figure 4.1: PC Firms: Return on Capital Employed Relative to Industry Means

Figure 4.2: Value Creation

Figure 4.3: Generic Building Blocks of Competitive Advantage

Figure 4.3: Generic Building Blocks of Competitive Advantage

Figure 4.4: The Impact of Quality on Profits

Figure 4.4: The Impact of Quality on Profits

Figure 4.4: The Impact of Quality on Profits

Figure 4.3: Generic Building Blocks of Competitive Advantage (Continued)

Figure 4.3: Generic Building Blocks of Competitive Advantage (Continued)

Figure 4.5: Summary of the Impact of Efficiency, Quality, Innovation, and Customer Responsiveness on Unit Costs and Prices

Figure 4.5: Summary of the Impact of Efficiency, Quality, Innovation, and Customer Responsiveness on Unit Costs and Prices

Figure 4.5: Summary of the Impact of Efficiency, Quality, Innovation, and Customer Responsiveness on Unit Costs and Prices

Figure 4.5: Summary of the Impact of Efficiency, Quality, Innovation, and Customer Responsiveness on Unit Costs and Prices

Figure 4.6: The Value Chain

Figure 4.6: The Value Chain

Figure 4.6: The Value Chain

Figure 4.6: The Value Chain

Figure 4.6: The Value Chain

Figure 4.6: The Value Chain

Figure 4.6: The Value Chain

Business Functions, The Value Chain, and Value Creation

Figure 4.7: The Roots of Competitive Advantage

Figure 4.7: The Roots of Competitive Advantage

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Figure 4.7: The Roots of Competitive Advantage

Figure 4.7: The Roots of Competitive Advantage

Figure 4.7: The Roots of Competitive Advantage

Figure 4.7: The Roots of Competitive Advantage

Figure 4.7: The Roots of Competitive Advantage

Distinctive Competencies, Resources, and Capabilities (Continued)

Distinctive Competencies, Resources, and Capabilities (Continued)

The Durability of Competitive Advantage

Why Do Companies Fail?

Why Do Companies Fail?

Why Do Companies Fail?

Avoiding Failure and Sustaining Competitive Advantage

Chapter Summary

Author: Milton Pressley