Bob's Assembly is a hardware manufacturer. It specializes in builders' hardware for doors, cabinets, windows, and bathrooms. Bob's Assembly products are economical and more durable than 95% of its competitors' products. This scenario illustrates the concept of .
A) core capability
B) distinctive competence
C) competitive inertia
D) strategic dissonance

B, distinctive competence

Explanation:

Distinctive competence of a business means that the business has a characteristic(s) or feature(s) that its competitors do not have. This characteristic gives the business the upper hand against other competitors in market and shows that the business is doing something better than all other businesses.

In the above question, Bob's assembly has been able to combine economical price with durability, something that 95% of other assemblies or businesses in this market don't have. This gives Bob's assembly the upper hand in the hardware market and as such customers will most likely patronize him compared to the other businesses in the hardware market.

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answer; engaging in effective public relations;

i would say their habit of breaking down.