Creating value within business units can happen when the corporate office helps subsidiaries make wise choices in their own acquisitions, divestures, and new ventures. This is known as
A)parenting.
B)restructuring.
C)leveraging core competencies.
D)increasing market power.

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Parent companies create value through management expertise. They improve plans and budgets and provide especially competent central functions such as legal, financial, human resource management, and procurement. They also help subsidiaries make wise choices in their own acquisitions, divestitures, and new internal development decisions.

Creating Value Within Business Units Can Happen When the Corporate