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When executives develop corporate strategy, they nearly always begin by analyzing the industry or environmental conditions in which they operate.They then assess the strengths and weaknesses of the players they are up against.With these industry and competitive analyses in mind, they set out to carve a distinctive strategic position where they can outperform their rivals by building a competitive advantage.
To obtain such advantage, a company generally chooses either to differentiate itself from the competition for a premium price or to pursue low costs.The organization aligns its value chain accordingly, creating manufacturing, marketing, and human resource strategies in the process.
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