The Success of Unrelated Diversification Is Dependent Upon Management's Ability

The success of unrelated diversification is dependent upon management's ability to:

A) acquire new businesses that utilize much the same technology as existing businesses.
B) divest businesses whose competitive strategies do not match the overall competitive strategy of the corporation.
C) acquire new businesses having attractive distribution-related and customer-related strategic fits with existing businesses.
D) spot bargain-priced companies with big upside potential and then turn around their operations quickly with the aid of the parent company's financial resources and managerial know-how.
E) identify potential new acquisition candidates that are cash cows (as opposed to cash hogs) .