Cross-Border Acquisitions Are Primarily Made To

question 55

Multiple Choice

Cross-border acquisitions are primarily made to:

• A) reshape the firm's competitive scope.
• B) reduce the cost of new product development.
• C) take advantage of higher education levels of labor in developed countries.
• D) overcome barriers to entry in another country.

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Definitions:

Rewards

Benefits or positive outcomes that motivate behavior or serve as incentives for certain actions.

Competition

The activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.

Sherifs

Refers to Muzafer Sherif, a social psychologist known for his work on social norms and the Robbers Cave Experiment on intergroup conflict and cooperation.

Appeasement

A conflict resolution strategy where one party attempts to pacify another by conceding to their demands, often to avoid conflict.