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"Fencing and Maneuvering"

WRITE 2 PAGES WITH YORUR OWN WORDS AND TYPE EACH QUESTION BEFORE YOU ANSWER THEM EACH PARAGRAPH HAS TO BE AT LEAST 4 SENTNCES. LESS THAN 4 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTABLE.This assignemnt is based on e activity. whic is below after "and first e-Activity.

"Fencing and Maneuvering" Please respond to the following:

From the case study and first e-Activity(Imagine that you work as a manager for Harley-Davidson (H-D), and the president of the company has tasked you with researching its top U.S. and foreign competitors. Use the Internet to research one U.S. competitor of H-D. Next, use the Internet to locate one foreign-made motorcycle that is a close competitor of H-D. Be prepared to discuss. Sometimes international business is just like a board game. One company adds new features and another attacks by dropping its prices to compete with its rival. Use the Internet to locate three articles within international newspapers or e-zines that depict incidences of select offensive or defensive competitive behavior strategies that the textbook has examined. Be prepared to discuss.), outline the opportunities for and threats to H-D that its closest foreign competitor poses. Propose the strategic manner in which you, as a manager, would use the information that you have outlined to your advantage.

From the second e-Activity, examine two instances when multinational companies have used offensive or defensive competitive strategies. Determine the major advantages that global companies would have over domestic competitors in sustaining competitive advantage as a result of using offensive or defensive competitive strategies.