The Risk for Firms That Follow the Unrelated Diversification Strategy

question 81

Multiple Choice

The risk for firms that follow the unrelated diversification strategy in developed economies is that:

• A) external investors tend to dump the stocks of conglomerates during economic downturns.
• B) conglomerates are typically owned by one powerful entrepreneur and do not survive his/her retirement or death.
• C) government regulations, especially in Europe, have periodically forced the dissolution of conglomerates.
• D) competitors can imitate financial economies more easily than they imitate economies of scope.

Understand the concept and implications of observational learning.

Identify the contributions of key theorists like Skinner and Bandura to the field of learning.

Distinguish between different types of learning such as operant conditioning and observational learning.

Comprehend how prosocial and antisocial behaviors can be learned through observation.

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Definitions:

Standard Costing System

An accounting system that uses predetermined costs for products or services to assess the efficiency of operations by comparing them to actual costs incurred.

Standard Quantity Allowed

The quantity of materials or resources authorized for use in the production of a certain level of output under standard operating conditions.

Finished Goods Inventory

The stock of completed products that are ready to be sold but have not yet been sold to customers.

Standard Costing System

A method of cost accounting that involves assigning expected costs to production and then analyzing any variances between those expected costs and actual costs incurred.