A company resource weakness or competitive deficiency:
A. represents a problem that needs to be turned into a strength because weaknesses prevent a firm from being a winner in the marketplace.
B. causes the company to fall into a lower strategic group than it otherwise could compete in.
C. prevents a company from having a distinctive competence.
D. usually stems from having a missing link or links in the industry value chain.
E. are shortcomings that constitute competitive liabilities.
Answer: are shortcomings that constitute competitive liabilities.