Exam 6: Corporate-Level Strategy: Creating Value Through Diversification

Polaris,a manufacturer of snowmobiles,motorcycles,watercraft,and off-road vehicles,shares manufacturing operations across its businesses.It also has a corporate research and development facility and staff departments that support all the Polaris operating divisions.This is an example of creating value by using

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Question 81

A cash cow,in the BCG framework,refers to a business that has

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Question 82

Which of the following statements regarding internal development as a means of diversification is false?

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Question 83

Why do some diversification efforts pay off and others produce poor results? Why should companies even bother with diversification initiatives?

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Question 84

Through joint ventures,firms can directly acquire the assets and competencies of other firms.

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Question 85

Explain the purpose of antitakeover tactics and provide a specific example of an actual antitakeover tactic.

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Question 86

According to the text,corporate restructuring includes

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Question 87

3M leverages its competencies in adhesives technologies to many industries,including automotive,construction,and telecommunications.This is an example of creating value by using

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Question 88

In managing the corporate portfolio,the BCG matrix would suggest that

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Question 89

Factors that directly affect the merger and acquisition environment include all the following except

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Question 90

Which of the following is not part of a good guideline list for managing strategic alliances?

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Question 91

When a firm diversifies into businesses,the primary potential benefits to be derived come from relationships where value creation is derived from the corporate office.

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Question 92

Corporate-level strategy focuses on

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Question 93

The Coca-Cola acquisition of its bottlers failed because

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Question 94

Many leading high-tech firms such as Google,Apple,and Intel have dramatically enhanced their revenues,profits,and market values through a wide variety of diversification initiatives.Which of the following is not such an initiative?

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Question 95

Cisco Systems,a computer networking firm,has undertaken over 80 acquisitions in the last decade.It uses these acquisitions to acquire ________ that will permit it to expand its product offerings and services through the addition of the acquired technologies.

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Question 96

AOL purchased Time Warner for 114 billion USD in 2001.By 2003,AOL Time Warner had lost 150 billion USD in market valuation.This is an example of a

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Question 97

In the BCG Matrix,a ________ is a business that has a low market share in an industry characterized by high market growth.

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Question 98

Antitakeover tactics include all the following except

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Question 99

When management uses common production facilities or purchasing procedures to distribute different but related products,they are

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A cash cow,in the BCG framework,refers to a business that has

Which of the following statements regarding internal development as a means of diversification is false?

Why do some diversification efforts pay off and others produce poor results? Why should companies even bother with diversification initiatives?

Through joint ventures,firms can directly acquire the assets and competencies of other firms.

Explain the purpose of antitakeover tactics and provide a specific example of an actual antitakeover tactic.

According to the text,corporate restructuring includes

3M leverages its competencies in adhesives technologies to many industries,including automotive,construction,and telecommunications.This is an example of creating value by using

In managing the corporate portfolio,the BCG matrix would suggest that

Factors that directly affect the merger and acquisition environment include all the following except

Which of the following is not part of a good guideline list for managing strategic alliances?

When a firm diversifies into businesses,the primary potential benefits to be derived come from relationships where value creation is derived from the corporate office.

Corporate-level strategy focuses on

The Coca-Cola acquisition of its bottlers failed because

Many leading high-tech firms such as Google,Apple,and Intel have dramatically enhanced their revenues,profits,and market values through a wide variety of diversification initiatives.Which of the following is not such an initiative?

Cisco Systems,a computer networking firm,has undertaken over 80 acquisitions in the last decade.It uses these acquisitions to acquire ________ that will permit it to expand its product offerings and services through the addition of the acquired technologies.

AOL purchased Time Warner for 114 billion USD in 2001.By 2003,AOL Time Warner had lost 150 billion USD in market valuation.This is an example of a

In the BCG Matrix,a ________ is a business that has a low market share in an industry characterized by high market growth.

Antitakeover tactics include all the following except

When management uses common production facilities or purchasing procedures to distribute different but related products,they are

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Analyzing the External Environment of the Firm: Creating Competitive Advantages

Assessing the Internal Environment of the Firm

Recognizing a Firms Intellectual Assets: Moving Beyond a Firms Tangible Resources

Business-Level Strategy: Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantages

International Strategy: Creating Value in Global Markets

Entrepreneurial Strategy and Competitive Dynamics

Strategic Control and Corporate Governance

Creating Effective Organizational Designs

Strategic Leadership: Creating a Learning Organization and an Ethical Organization

Managing Innovation and Fostering Corporate Entrepreneurship

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Exam 6: Corporate-Level Strategy: Creating Value Through Diversification

A cash cow,in the BCG framework,refers to a business that has

Which of the following statements regarding internal development as a means of diversification is false?

Why do some diversification efforts pay off and others produce poor results? Why should companies even bother with diversification initiatives?

Through joint ventures,firms can directly acquire the assets and competencies of other firms.

Explain the purpose of antitakeover tactics and provide a specific example of an actual antitakeover tactic.

According to the text,corporate restructuring includes

3M leverages its competencies in adhesives technologies to many industries,including automotive,construction,and telecommunications.This is an example of creating value by using

In managing the corporate portfolio,the BCG matrix would suggest that

Factors that directly affect the merger and acquisition environment include all the following except

Which of the following is not part of a good guideline list for managing strategic alliances?

When a firm diversifies into ________ businesses,the primary potential benefits to be derived come from ________ relationships where value creation is derived from the corporate office.

Corporate-level strategy focuses on

The Coca-Cola acquisition of its bottlers failed because

Many leading high-tech firms such as Google,Apple,and Intel have dramatically enhanced their revenues,profits,and market values through a wide variety of diversification initiatives.Which of the following is not such an initiative?

Cisco Systems,a computer networking firm,has undertaken over 80 acquisitions in the last decade.It uses these acquisitions to acquire ________ that will permit it to expand its product offerings and services through the addition of the acquired technologies.

AOL purchased Time Warner for 114 billion USD in 2001.By 2003,AOL Time Warner had lost 150 billion USD in market valuation.This is an example of a

In the BCG Matrix,a ________ is a business that has a low market share in an industry characterized by high market growth.

Antitakeover tactics include all the following except

When management uses common production facilities or purchasing procedures to distribute different but related products,they are

Strategic Management: Creating Competitive Advantages

Analyzing the External Environment of the Firm: Creating Competitive Advantages

Assessing the Internal Environment of the Firm

Recognizing a Firms Intellectual Assets: Moving Beyond a Firms Tangible Resources

Business-Level Strategy: Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantages

International Strategy: Creating Value in Global Markets

Entrepreneurial Strategy and Competitive Dynamics

Strategic Control and Corporate Governance

Creating Effective Organizational Designs

Strategic Leadership: Creating a Learning Organization and an Ethical Organization

Managing Innovation and Fostering Corporate Entrepreneurship

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When a firm diversifies into businesses,the primary potential benefits to be derived come from relationships where value creation is derived from the corporate office.