Corporate-Level Strategy Is Concerned with ____ and How to Manage

question 129

Multiple Choice

Corporate-level strategy is concerned with ____ and how to manage these businesses.

• A) whether the firm should invest in global or domestic businesses
• B) what product markets and businesses the firm should be in
• C) whether the portfolio of businesses should generate immediate above-average returns or should be troubled businesses which will create above-average returns only after restructuring
• D) whether to integrate backward or forward.

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Definitions:

Uncertainty Avoidance

A cultural dimension that describes the extent to which a society or organization tolerates ambiguity and uncertainty.

Dissenting Viewpoints

Opinions or perspectives that differ significantly from the mainstream or accepted stance within a group, organization, or society.

Consensus

An informational cue indicating the extent to which peers in the same situation behave in a similar fashion.

Sexual Orientation

Refers to an inherent or immutable enduring emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction to other people, classified by the gender(s) of the individuals to whom one is attracted.