In this example, Coca-Cola built new core competences to protect and extend its current market position.
Coca-cola developed and marketed Powerade by building new core competences in the manufacturing and marketing of sports drinks.
Its purpose for building the new core competences was so that it could protect and extend its current market position as a leader in the marketing, bottling, and distribution of soft drinks.
Thus, Coca-cola did not leverage its core competencies to improve its current market position, nor did it build, redeploy, or recombine core competencies for its future market competition in the soft drinks industry.
Thus, Coca-cola wanted to protect its current market position in the soft drinks industry because of the presence of Gatorade.
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