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Strategic positioning key terms

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Strategic positioning

AqaA LevelBusinessChoosing strategic direction

Key terms

  • financial decision-making

    financial decision-making is a Business concept used to analyse Analyse how a business competes in terms of benefits and price using low cost, differentiation and focus strategies.. A strong answer defines it, applies it to a named business context and explains the commercial consequence.

  • Positioning and competitive advantage

    Positioning and competitive advantage should be judged by linking it to objectives such as profit, survival, growth, competitiveness, efficiency or customer satisfaction.

  • low cost

    low cost affects stakeholders differently, so analysis should consider owners, managers, employees, customers, suppliers or investors before reaching a judgement.

  • differentiation

    differentiation has a financial impact when it changes costs, revenue, profit, cash flow, investment return, break-even output or ratio interpretation.

  • focus

    focus becomes evaluative when advantages, disadvantages, risk, opportunity cost and business context are weighed rather than listed separately.

  • Positioning and competitive advantage

    Positioning and competitive advantage is a Business concept used to analyse Evaluate influences on positioning strategy and difficulties of maintaining competitive advantage.. A strong answer defines it, applies it to a named business context and explains the commercial consequence.

  • competitive advantage

    competitive advantage should be judged by linking it to objectives such as profit, survival, growth, competitiveness, efficiency or customer satisfaction.

  • Positioning and competitive advantage decision

    Positioning and competitive advantage decision affects stakeholders differently, so analysis should consider owners, managers, employees, customers, suppliers or investors before reaching a judgement.

  • Positioning and competitive advantage stakeholder impact

    Positioning and competitive advantage stakeholder impact has a financial impact when it changes costs, revenue, profit, cash flow, investment return, break-even output or ratio interpretation.

  • Positioning and competitive advantage financial impact

    Positioning and competitive advantage financial impact becomes evaluative when advantages, disadvantages, risk, opportunity cost and business context are weighed rather than listed separately.

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