Using the five-forces model, explain how the threat of new entrants might affect a U.S.-based manufacturer of lead acid batteries used for industrial storage.
What will be an ideal response?
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a. increase to Income from Services with a debit. b. increase to cash with a credit. c. increase to Income from Services with a credit. d. decrease to cash with a credit.
Emotive customers are frank, demanding, serious, and opinionated
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
For firms facing complex and turbulent business environments
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The Lanham Act (1946)
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