Prahalad and Hamel (1990) Pointed Out That Some Corporations Treat

question 6

True/False

Prahalad and Hamel (1990) pointed out that some corporations treat their corporation as a portfolio of discrete businesses. They referred to this as 'the tyranny of the SBU'.

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