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Quiz 6: Corporate-Level Strategy Creating Value through Diversification
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Question 41
Multiple Choice
Microsoft offered in 2016 to buy LinkedIn for 26.2 billion USD which was 50 percent higher than the value for LinkedIn the day before. This high premium offer was necessary for Microsoft to complete ________ initiative.
Question 42
Multiple Choice
When management uses common production facilities or purchasing procedures to distribute different but related products, they are
Question 43
Multiple Choice
Unbalanced capacities that limit cost savings, difficulties in combining specializations, and reduced flexibility are disadvantages associated with
Question 44
Multiple Choice
According to the text, corporate restructuring includes
Question 45
Multiple Choice
Vertical integration is attractive when
Question 46
Multiple Choice
Transaction costs include all the following costs except
Question 47
Multiple Choice
The risks of vertical integration include all the following except
Question 48
Multiple Choice
Proctor and Gamble is a large multinational organization that has many business sharing distribution resources. Diversification strategies take advantage of the ________ that exist intheir organization.
Question 49
Multiple Choice
________ diversification is when a firm enters a different business that has little horizontal interaction with other businesses of a firm.
Question 50
Multiple Choice
Sharing core competencies is one of the primary potential advantages of diversification. For diversification to be most successful, it is important that the
Question 51
Multiple Choice
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.
Question 52
Multiple Choice
Shaw Industries, a giant carpet manufacturer, increases its control over raw materials by producing much of its own polypropylene fiber, a key input into its manufacturing process. This isan example of
Question 53
Multiple Choice
Vertical integration is more likely to be attractive when the end consumer market is
Question 54
Multiple Choice
________ is when the corporate office helps subsidiaries make wise choices in their own acquisitions, divestures, and new ventures, thereby creating value within business units.
Question 55
Multiple Choice
Diversified public corporations such as Berkshire Hathaway and Virgin Group are examples of companies that create value using
Question 56
Multiple Choice
Casio, a giant electronic products producer, synthesizes it abilities in miniaturization, microprocessor design, material science, and ultrathin precision castings to produce digital watches. It uses the same skills to produce card calculators, digital cameras, and other small electronics. These collective skills are
Question 57
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________ is when a firm tries to find and acquire either poorly performing firms with unrealized potential or firms in industries on the threshold of significant, positive change, therebycreating value within business units.
Question 58
Multiple Choice
For a core competence to be a viable basis for the corporation strengthening a new business unit, there are three requirements. Which one of the following is not one of these requirements?
Question 59
Multiple Choice
When a firm diversifies into ________ businesses, the primary potential benefits to be derived come from ________ relationships-those businesses that share intangible and tangible resources.