Which one of the following is not a means of building and strengthening competitively valuable resources and capabilities?
A) Engaging in experience-building activities such as collaborative efforts in R&D engineering and design.
B) Shifting from decentralized to centralized decision making so as to give senior executives more authority and control in driving cultural change.
C) Acquiring capabilities through mergers and acquisitions.
D) Entering into collaborative partnerships with suppliers,competitors or other companies that possess needed expertise.
E) None of these.

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Shifting from decentralized to centralized decision making may or may not build and strengthen competitively valuable resources and capabilities depending on the nature of the decision making process, the organization's culture and its competitive environment. The other options listed (A, C, D) are all means of building and strengthening competitively valuable resources and capabilities.

Which One of the Following Is Not a Means of Building