Question

In France, fine dressmaking and tailoring have been a tradition predating Queen Marie Antoinette. Cloth manufacturers, design schools, craft apprenticeship programs, modeling agencies, and so forth, all exist to supply the clothing industry. This is an example of the ____ in Porter's model.
a. related and supporting industries
b. demand conditions
c. strategy, structure, and rivalry among firms
d. factors of production

Answer 1

Answer:

A. related and supporting industries

Explanation:

In France, industries related to high fashion have been established since the 18th century. This creates a positive feedback loop in which the participants compete amongst themselves, but also support each other, for example, forming econmies of scale and supply chains.