All of the Following Strategies Are Used to Grow and Consolidate

question 44

Multiple Choice

All of the following strategies are used to grow and consolidate fragmented industries except

• A) chaining.
• B) using the Internet and IT
• C) franchising.
• D) horizontal merger.
• E) vertical merger

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Definitions:

Terminal Illnesses

Diseases or conditions that are incurable and irreversible and are expected to result in the death of the patient within a short period of time.

Kübler-Ross's Stages

A framework outlining five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) people go through in dealing with the emotional impact of loss or death.

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

A Swiss-American psychiatrist known for her work on the five stages of grief.

Bargaining

A stage of grief involving negotiating or making deals in an attempt to avoid a cause of grief or finding a way to alleviate the pain caused by it.