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Please read the attached PowerPoint and answer the following questions:

1. Please list two different aspects of the "discretionary" level on the Pyramid of Social Responsibility which could give a firm a competitive advantage.

2.What is the source for determining the horizontal and vertical axes on an Industry Position Map? Give an original example for each of the two axes.

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1. The different aspects of discretionary level on the Pyramid of Social Responsibility are related to philanthropy or corporate citizenship. One aspect is corporate responsibility/discretionary responsibility or the resources given by companies for cultural purposes, educational purposes, or social purposes. The corporation gives donations, does charity, and helps out sports institutions with sponsorship. This is one aspect of the discretionary level on the Pyramid of Social Responsibility which could give a firm a competitive advantage. The second aspect of ...

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