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one way to judge the performance of a company is to compare it with other companies. This technique,commonly called "benchmarking",permits the manger of a company to discover better industial practices and can provide a justification for the adoption of good practices.

any of the following, if ture, is a valid reason for benchmarking the performance of a company against companies with which it is not in competition rather than against competitors EXCEPT:

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