An MNC seeking to reduce transaction exposure with a strategy of leading and lagging A. none of the options can employ the strategy most easily with suppliers, regardless of market structure. B. can probably employ the strategy more effectively with intra firm payables and receivables than with customers or outside suppliers. C. can employ the strategy most easily with customers, regardless of market structure.

Ancho corp. is an automobile company whose core competency lies in manufacturing petrol- and diesel- based cars. the company realizes that more of its potential customers are switching to electric cars. the r& d department of the company acquires competencies in developing electric cars and launches its first hybrid car, which uses both gas and electricity. in this scenario, ancho is primarilya. leveraging new core competencies to improve current market position. b. redeploying existing core competencies to compete in future markets. c. unlearning existing core competencies to create and compete in markets of the future. d. building new core competencies to protect and extend current market position