In a company’s broader macro-environment, which of the following have strategic significance?
a) market size and growth rate, the number of buyers, the scope of competitive rivalry, the number of rivals, demand-supply conditions, product innovation, the presence of scale economies and/or learning or experience curve effects, and the pace of technological change
b) the strength of competitive pressures from producers of substitute products and which competitors are in which strategic groups
c) the threat of additional entry into the industry and what the industry’s key success factors are
d) the extent and importance of seller-supplier collaborative partnerships, the extent and importance of seller-buyer collaborative partnerships, and the bargaining leverage of sellers and buyers
e) general economic conditions, societal values and cultural norms, political and legal/regulatory factors, technological factors, and ecological considerations