Multiple Choice
The corporate headquarters of diversified companies that comprise loosely-related businesses (e.g.Berkshire Hathaway,Danaher,Jardine Matheson,and the Tata Group) differ from the corporate headquarters of closely-related business (e.g.Royal Dutch Shell,IBM,BASF,and Unilever) in the following way:
A) They are more inclined to intervene in the management of their business units
B) They are more oriented towards stakeholder rather than shareholder objectives
C) They are more focused upon creating shareholder value
D) They are smaller
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
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