Corporate Parenting Generates Corporate Strategy by Focusing on

question 25

Multiple Choice

Corporate parenting generates corporate strategy by focusing on

• A) the core competencies of the parent corporation and on the value created from the relationship between the parent and its units.
• B) the cash flow among its business units.
• C) whether a business unit should be growing, stabilizing, or retrenching.
• D) acquiring distinctive competencies in the marketplace.
• E) differentiating its activities into separate units and integrating these activities through complex integrating mechanisms.

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Definitions:

Intuitive Thinking

A cognitive process that relies on instinctive feelings rather than analytical reasoning to make decisions or solve problems.

High Uncertainty

A situation or environment where there is a lack of predictability or knowledge about future outcomes.

Nominal Group Technique

A structured method for group brainstorming that encourages contributions from everyone and is used to generate a broad range of ideas.

Problem Seeker

An individual or tool that identifies issues or challenges in a given context, often the first step in problem-solving processes.