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Business success is possible even in a hostile environment. Short of inventing a new product/service, the two most common strategies are to achieve (1) the lowest delivered cost position relative to competition (at an acceptable quality and at a price sufficient to gain profitable growth in volume and market share) and (2) the highest product/service/quality differentiated position relative to competition (at an acceptable cost structure and at a price sufficient to gain margins for reinvestment in product/service differentiation).

A hostile environment doesn't change the model but does influence the strategy. Considering competition through the prism of Porter's Five Forces Theory, the opportunities presented by the environment are dynamic and managers need to align strategy to opportunity - just like they would in any other environment.