Discussion Questions: Identify the capabilities that reside within India's Tata Group. Evaluate the extent to which these provide the group with competitive advantage. You might want to include reference to the following: A discussion of core competencies and distinctive capabilities; The assertion of the resource-based view that profitability derives from an organization's resources and capabilities; The role of core competencies and distinctive capabilities in deriving sustainable competitive advantage; The importance of organizations leveraging core competencies and distinctive capabilities that exist within strategic business units (SBU) across the entire organization; The danger of an organizational structure and culture that encourages SBUs to operate in silos.

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