Which Acquisition Would Be Considered the LEAST Related

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which acquisition would be considered the LEAST related?

• A) A candy manufacturer purchases a chemical laboratory specializing in food flavorings.
• B) A chain of garden centers acquires a landscape architecture firm.
• C) A hospital acquires a long-term care nursing home.
• D) An upscale "white-tablecloth" restaurant chain acquires a travel agency.

Evaluate the role of collaboration in the study process.

Understand the definitions and calculations of fixed and variable costs.

Identify and describe the four organizational responses to an uncertain environment.

Understand the purpose and limitations of Management by Objectives (MBO) within an organization.

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Definitions:

Ethical Theory

An area within philosophy dedicated to structuring, advocating for, and guiding ideas of moral and immoral conduct.

Rules

Prescribed guidelines or directives designed to regulate behaviors or processes within a specific context or organization.

Ethical Climate

The shared perception of what is ethically correct behavior and how ethical issues should be handled in an organization.

Ethics

The branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles, dictating what is good for individuals and society and establishing the nature of duties that people owe to themselves and each other.