According to the Chapter 7 Strategic Focus, China's Recent Approach

question 74

Multiple Choice

According to the Chapter 7 Strategic Focus, China's recent approach to acquisitions has been to focus on hard assets (e.g., mineral deposits or R&D facilities) instead of established branded products because

• A) China's initial acquisition activities in branded products was highly successful and it wanted to apply those successful techniques to hard assets which would create more value for Chinese firms.
• B) hard assets around the world had appreciated rapidly and China wanted to take advantage of that appreciation.
• C) China's currency had depreciated relative to currencies in developed countries making acquisition of hard assets in those countries cheaper.
• D) it did not always have the managerial capability to realize successful performance of branded products.

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Definitions:

Parasympathetic Division

Part of the autonomic nervous system that conserves energy and restores the body to a state of calm.

Synapse

The junction between two neurons or between a neuron and a muscle where transmission of electric or chemical signals occurs.

Ganglia

Structures containing nerve cell bodies, typically located outside of the central nervous system, which relay impulses between neurons.

Celiac Ganglion

A cluster of nerve cells located in the abdomen, part of the sympathetic nervous system, that helps control the digestive system.