Which of the following is NOT one of the additional strategic choices a company must make once it has decided to employ a particular generic competitive strategy?

a) whether to go on the offensive and initiate aggressive strategic moves to improve the company's market position

b) whether to bolster the company's market position by merging with or acquiring another company in the same industry

c) when to undertake strategic moves whether advantage or disadvantage lies in being a first mover, a fast follower, or a late mover

d) whether to integrate backward or forward into more stages of the industry value chain system

e) whether to focus on providing services or products to a limited amount of customers in a market niche