PREDICTING MOVESOF RIVAL COMPETITORS
PREDICTING MOVESOF RIVAL COMPETITORS
- Predicting rivals’ next moves involves
- Analyzing current competitive positions
- Examining public pronouncements about what it will take to be successful in industry
- Gathering information from grapevine about current activities & potential changes
- Studying past actions & leadership
- Determining who has flexibility to make major strategic changes & who is locked into pursuing same basic strategy