A Company Can Best Accomplish Diversification into New Industries by

Multiple Choice

A company can best accomplish diversification into new industries by

A) outsourcing most of the value chain activities that have to be performed in the target business/industry.
B) acquiring a company already operating in the target industry, creating a new business subsidiary internally to compete in the target industry, or forming a joint venture with another company to enter the target industry.
C) integrating forward or backward into the target industry.
D) shifting from a strategic group comprised mostly of single-business companies to a strategic group comprised of diversified companies.
E) employing an offensive strategy with new product innovation as its centerpiece.