A Strategic Business Unit (SBU)

question 38

Multiple Choice

A strategic business unit (SBU) :

• A) competes with the same companies as the other SBUs in the parent organization
• B) shares the same mission with all the other SBUs in the parent organization
• C) controls its business independent of other SBUs in the organization
• D) usually benefits from the combined corporate raw materials purchases
• E) still has strategic planning performed back at corporate headquarters

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Definitions:

Plasmogamy

The fusion of the cytoplasm from two distinct fungal or algal cells, typically as part of sexual reproduction, preceding the fusion of nuclei.

Karyogamy

The fusion of two haploid nuclei; follows fusion (plasmogamy) of cells from two sexually compatible mating types.

Lichens

A symbiotic association between a fungus and an algae or cyanobacteria, living together to form a single, distinct organism that often appears as leafy or crusty growths on rocks and trees.

Basidiomycetes

a class of fungi characterized by producing spores on club-shaped structures called basidia, includes mushrooms and rusts.