Core competencies and competitive capabilities are usually

Multiple Choice

• lodged in the narrow skills and specialized work efforts of a single department, as opposed to the combined expertise and capabilities of specialists scattered across several departments.

• observed to stem from collaborative efforts with strategic allies.

• bundles of skills and know-how that most often grow out of the collaborative efforts of cross-functional work groups and departments performing complementary activities at different locations in a firm's value chain.

• found to result in competitive advantage when they involve highly specific technologies and are grounded in a company's own deep technical expertise.

• built rapidly, usually in conjunction with important product innovations.