A) are cost reductions that flow from cost-saving strategic fits along the value chains of related businesses in the business lineup of a multibusiness corporation. B) arise only from strategic fit relationships in the production portions of the value chains of sister businesses. C) are more associated with unrelated diversification than related diversification. D) are present whenever diversification satisfies the attractiveness test and the cost-of-entry test. E) arise mainly from strategic fit relationships in the distribution portions of the value chains of unrelated businesses. A) are cost reductions that flow from cost-saving strategic fits along the value chains of related businesses in the business lineup of a multibusiness corporation. B) arise only from strategic fit relationships in the production portions of the value chains of sister businesses. C) are more associated with unrelated diversification than related diversification. D) are present whenever diversification satisfies the attractiveness test and the cost-of-entry test. E) arise mainly from strategic fit relationships in the distribution portions of the value chains of unrelated businesses.

Exam 8: Corporate Strategy: Diversification and the Multibusiness Company

When evaluating strategic fit benefits that related diversification can deliver,one must keep in consideration a number of factors.Which one is not relevant?

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Question 81

The greatest dilemma that an acquisition-minded firm faces is whether to

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Question 82

A diversified company that leverages the strategic fits of its related businesses into competitive advantage

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Question 83

The option of sticking with the current business lineup makes sense when

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Question 84

Which one of the following is not a factor that makes it appealing to diversify into a new industry by forming an internal start-up subsidiary to enter and compete in the target industry?

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Question 85

The essential requirement for different businesses to be related is that

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Question 86

Economies of scope

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Question 87

The basic premise of unrelated diversification is that

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Question 88

Diversification merits strong consideration whenever a single-business company

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Question 89

In a diversified company,the competitive advantage potential of cross-business strategic fit is greater when

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Question 90

A diversified company's business units exhibit good financial resource fit when

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Question 91

One of the suggested advantages of an unrelated diversification strategy is that it

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Question 92

The two biggest drawbacks or disadvantages of unrelated diversification are

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Question 93

The procedure for evaluating the pluses and minuses of a diversified company's strategy includes

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Question 94

The one factor that company executives need not worry about when their company is managing many diverse,unrelated firms is

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Question 95

Which of the following is an important appeal of a related diversification strategy?

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Question 96

Identify and briefly discuss each of the three options for entering new businesses.Which one is the most popular in the sense of being used most frequently? For what reasons?

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Question 97

A major factor that company executives need not worry about when their company is managing many diverse,unrelated firms is

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Question 98

Identify and explain the meaning and strategic significance of each of the following terms: a.related diversification b.strategic fit c.economies of scope d.retrenching e.unrelated diversification

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Question 99

The better-off test for evaluating whether a particular diversification move is likely to generate added value for shareholders involves assessing whether the diversification move

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When evaluating strategic fit benefits that related diversification can deliver,one must keep in consideration a number of factors.Which one is not relevant?

The greatest dilemma that an acquisition-minded firm faces is whether to

A diversified company that leverages the strategic fits of its related businesses into competitive advantage

The option of sticking with the current business lineup makes sense when

Which one of the following is not a factor that makes it appealing to diversify into a new industry by forming an internal start-up subsidiary to enter and compete in the target industry?

The essential requirement for different businesses to be related is that

Economies of scope

The basic premise of unrelated diversification is that

Diversification merits strong consideration whenever a single-business company

In a diversified company,the competitive advantage potential of cross-business strategic fit is greater when

A diversified company's business units exhibit good financial resource fit when

One of the suggested advantages of an unrelated diversification strategy is that it

The two biggest drawbacks or disadvantages of unrelated diversification are

The procedure for evaluating the pluses and minuses of a diversified company's strategy includes

The one factor that company executives need not worry about when their company is managing many diverse,unrelated firms is

Which of the following is an important appeal of a related diversification strategy?

Identify and briefly discuss each of the three options for entering new businesses.Which one is the most popular in the sense of being used most frequently? For what reasons?

A major factor that company executives need not worry about when their company is managing many diverse,unrelated firms is

Identify and explain the meaning and strategic significance of each of the following terms: a.related diversification b.strategic fit c.economies of scope d.retrenching e.unrelated diversification

The better-off test for evaluating whether a particular diversification move is likely to generate added value for shareholders involves assessing whether the diversification move

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