Competitive advantage Quote by Michael E. Porter

““Consistency ensures that the competitive advantages of activities cumulate and do not erode or cancel themselves out. It makes the strategy easier to communicate to customers, employees, and shareholders, and improves implementation through single-mindedness in the corporation. Second-order””

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Competitive advantage Consistency

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