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

question 9

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 that 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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