Case Scenario 1: Syco

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Essay

Case Scenario 1: Syco.
Syco is a diversified company that has six primary lines of business. Fifty percent of its revenues and 18 percent of its profits come from retailing. Most of its retail outlets are discount department stores that serve as anchor tenants for large suburban shopping malls. The remaining businesses are broken out as follows: Insurance accounts for 30 percent of revenues and 50 percent of profits; consumer credit card operations are 6 percent of sales and 17 percent of profits; 5 percent of revenues and 6 percent of profits come from its stock brokerage business; commercial and residential real estate operations generate 4 percent of sales and 8 percent of profits; finally, 5 percent of revenues and 1 percent of profits come from its online portal business. The company's management states that all these businesses are essential to its competitive future.
-Part 1: (Refer to Case Scenario 1). Develop a logical argument that would lead you to describe Syco's diversification type as related linked and another logical argument that Syco's diversification type is related constrained. For both the related linked and for the related constrained arguments,what product,technological,or distribution activities might link these businesses together?
Part 2: Would you describe either of the logical arguments you developed in response to Part 1 as a good corporate strategy?

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Definitions:

Financially Unsound Contract

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Relieved from Performance

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Perfect Tender Rule

The perfect tender rule is a principle in sales law that allows a buyer to reject goods delivered by a seller if they do not meet all contract specifications.

Substantial Deviations

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