When conducting an internal analysis, a manager must do all of the following EXCEPT:

a$.$

appreciate how rare, valuable, and hard$-$to$-$imitate resources lead to superior efficiency, innovation, quality, and customer responsiveness.

b$.$

analyze the sources of their company$$s competitive advantage to identify where opportunities for improvement might be$.$

c$.$

understand the role of rare, valuable, and hard$-$to$-$imitate resources in the establishment of competitive advantage.

d$.$

look at the way in which forces in the macroenvironment affect industry structure and influence opportunities and threats.