Merger and Acquisition Strategies

Merger and acquisition strategies:

A) are nearly always a superior strategic alternative to forming alliances or partnerships with these same companies.
B) may offer considerable cost-saving opportunities and can also be beneficial in helping a company try to invent a new industry.
C) are a particularly effective way of pursuing a blue-ocean strategy and an outsourcing strategy.
D) seldom are a superior strategic alternative to forming alliances with these same companies because of the financial drain of using the company's cash resources to accomplish the merger or acquisition.
E) is one of the best ways for helping a company strongly differentiate its product offering and use a differentiation strategy to strengthen its market position.