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What are analyzer and defender strategies? How are they similar and dissimilar from each other?

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Defender strategy is an approach in which a company aims to protect its existing business from new competitors whereas analyzer strategy is an approach in which a company strives to maintain to its current business as well as attempts to innovative via new businesses.

The main similarity of both the approach is that in both the cases, companies make an effort to enhance the efficiency of ...

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