What is strategic focus and why is it important?Can a firm simultaneously pursue a low-cost and a differentiation strategy?

1. What is strategic focus and why is it important?
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What are Porter’s three generic strategies?
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Can a firm simultaneously pursue a low-cost and a differentiation strategy?
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What are the three value disciplines?
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What four rules underlie the three value disciplines?
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How do Porter’s generic strategies differ from, and relate to, the Treacy and Wiersema approaches?