If there are many competing suppliers in a sector, should a prospective entrant prefer collaboration to competition? What factors should influence its decision?
What will be an ideal response?
Are there many suppliers because the sector is immature and ripe for a shakeout? Or does it signify a
lack of scope to create distinctive advantages? A prospective entrant should be clear how its
objectives would be well-served by entering the sector. Is it to grow via diversification (exploiting a
loyal clientele); to acquire synergistic, complementary new products, services, skills or resources; or
are there other reasons? The answers should help the decision regarding direct competition,
acquisition or partnership. A strong, well-resourced enterprise can enter confident in its ability to
disrupt sector equilibrium by competing aggressively, with longer-term share gain in mind.
Acquisition may be attractive if the existence of multiple competitors prevents an acquisition
premium being demanded (chapter 11). Again, partnership may be attractive when the entrant has
much to offer a prospective partner and vice versa, because their resources and skills are
complementary.
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A manager acting in the role of a leader will
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