The Primary Purpose of the "Ashridge Portfolio Display" Is To

question 33

Multiple Choice

The primary purpose of the "Ashridge portfolio display" is to:

• A)Evaluate the potential for a corporate parent to add value to its individual businesses
• B)Appraise the performance of each individual business under the corporate umbrella
• C)Benchmark the strategic position of individual businesses in relation to one another
• D)Identify businesses that are candidates for divestment.

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Definitions:

Social Cognitive Theory

A theory of learning and social behavior which proposes that new behaviors can be acquired by observing and imitating others.

Traits

Characteristic features or qualities distinguishing a person or thing, often inherited in the context of genetics.

Fixations

In psychoanalytic theory, a persistent focus of the id’s pleasure-seeking energies at an earlier stage of psychosexual development.

Creative Selves

The aspects of an individual's personality that involve creativity, imagination, and the ability to generate new ideas.