Exam 9: Multibusiness Strategy

The most compelling reason companies should diversify can be found in situations where _______ can be leveraged with other products or into markets that are not a part of where they were created.

In the BCG growth-share matrix,the ________ are businesses in rapidly growing markets with large market shares.

Firms should use _______ to help managers decide when to pull out of old opportunities that are no longer promising.

When markets are turbulent and rapidly changing,_______ is seen as critical to the creation of economic value in a multi-business company.

The fundamental argument of the _______ approach is that no one can predict how long a competitive advantage will last,particularly in turbulent markets.

Which of the following is NOT a strategic approach suggested by the industry attractiveness-business strength matrix?

Whether apparent or not,_______ among business units within or outside the parent company may be complex or difficult to establish without parent company help.

The _________ matrix was developed by McKinsey & Company at General Electric.

_________ has many sources of advantage.However,these are all small.

Governments,regulators,unions and suppliers represent ________ who potentially could be managed more effectively by the parent,than by the individual business units.

The duration of an advantage in patching is:

As per the BCG matrix,which of these should be selectively divested?

Consider Vepco,a company that began as a rocket propulsion development firm and grew through vertical integration.The firm is trying to figure out how to keep pace with the accelerated trends toward outsourcing that has developed in the last 10 years.Which type of parenting opportunity does this represent?

Skills in achieving differentiation in product design,branding expertise,innovation,first-mover and sometimes scale characterize winners in:

For the ABC Company,the Delta business has a low market share position in a fast growing market.As per the BCG matrix,Delta is a

In the BCG matrix,which of these are managed for short-term cash flow?

Under the ________ approach to strategy,establishing a vision,building resources and leveraging across markets are all strategic steps to be taken by the firm.

Lengthy product life cycles can lead to over reliance on old products.This is an example of:

Realizing ____ from shared capabilities and core competencies is a key way value is added in multibusiness companies.

Low market share businesses in low market growth industries are called: