Example: The degree of differentiation in the inputs supplied.
es: Grado.
Feasible
adjective
Something that can be made or that is not hard to get.
Example: Entry barriers exist whenever it is difficult or not economically feasible for an outsider to replicate the incumbents position.
es: Factible.
Framework
noun
Scheme that is used as a base to explain something.
Example: The most valuable contribution of Porter’s ‘‘five forces’’ framework in this issue may be its suggestion that rivalry, while important, is only one of several forces that determine industry attractiveness.
es: Marco de trabajo.
Incumbent
noun
Someone or something that is designated official.
Example: Entry barriers exist whenever it is difficultor not economically feasible for an outsider to replicate the incumbents position.
es: Titular.
Influx
noun
A large crow going in the same direction.
Example: They can take diverse forms and are used to prevent an influx of firms into an industry.
es: Afluencia.
Input
noun
Something such as energy, money or information that is put into a system or organization to operate it.
Example: The degree of differentiation in the inputs supplied.
es: Aporte.
Picks up steam
idiom
Idiom that means “to become more popular”.
Example: Picks up steam if other customers follow suit.
es: Tomar impulso.
Profitability
noun
The relationship between the benefits obtained and the investment made.
Example: The threat that substitute products pose to an industry’s profitability depends on the relative price-to-performance ratios.
es: Rentabilidad.
Retooling to
verb
Restore something with new materials.
Example: The costs in areas such as retraining, retooling and redesigning that are incurred when a customer switches to a different type of product or service.
es: Reequipar.
Trendsetter
noun
Someone who takes initiative and sets the example with something new.
Example: It starts slowly as a few trendsetters risk experimenting with the substitute.