Identify and describe the 4 elements of the Boston Matrix.

The four elements are star products, cash cows, problem children and dogs. Star products have a high market share in a fast growing market, cash cows have a high market share in a slowly growing market, problem children have a low market share in a fast growing market and dogs have a low market share in a slowly moving market.

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