Which of the following is not one of the traits of the capability-building process?
A) Core competencies or capabilities are usually the product of astute company efforts to hire and train talented employees.
B) Normally, core competencies and competitive capabilities emerge incrementally as a company acts to bolster skills that contributed to earlier successes.
C) Core competencies or capabilities are most often bundles of skills and know-how that grow out of the combined efforts of cross-functional work groups and departments that perform complementary activities at several places in the firm's value chain.
D) The key to leveraging a core competence into a distinctive competence (or transforming a capability into a competitively superior capability) is concentrating more effort and talent than rivals on strengthening the competence or capability to achieve competitive advantage.
E) Evolving changes in customer needs and competitive conditions often require tweaking and adjusting a company's portfolio of competencies and intellectual capital to keep its capabilities freshly honed and on the cutting edge.

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The trait that core competencies or capabilities are usually the product of astute company efforts to hire and train talented employees is not accurate. While hiring and training can contribute to building capabilities, it is not the only factor and there are other ways a company can acquire or develop competencies and capabilities. The other traits listed, including incremental development, cross-functional collaboration, concentration of effort, and evolving changes, are all important aspects of the capability-building process.

Which of the Following Is Not One of the Traits