Which of the following is not among the most common types of driving forces?

Which of the following is not among the most common types of driving forces?

Which of the following is not among the most common types of driving forces?

  • Product innovation, marketing innovation, and increasing globalization of the industry
  • Changes in the long-term industry growth rate, changes in who buys the product and how they use it, and growing buyer preferences for differentiated products
  • Changes in interest rates, changes in the number of seller-supplier collaborative alliances, and changes in overall industry profitability
  • Emerging new Internet applications and capabilities, technological change, and the diffusion of technical know-how across more companies and more countries
  • Changes in cost and efficiency, the entry or exit of major firms, and changing societal concerns, attitudes, and lifestyles