The best quantitative evidence of whether a company's present strategy is working well is:
A. whether the company has more competitive assets than it does competitive liabilities.
B. whether the company is in the industry's best strategic group.
C. the caliber of results the strategy is producing, specifically whether the company is achieving its financial and strategic objectives and whether it is an above-average industry performer.
D. whether the company has a shorter value chain than close rivals.
E. whether the company is in the Fortune 500.
Answer: the caliber of results the strategy is producing, specifically whether the company is achieving its financial and strategic objectives and whether it is an above-average industry performer.