Consider the Following Three Companies and Their Strategies

question 9

Multiple Choice

Consider the following three companies and their strategies. •Company A is an established database management company that acquires a well-reputed but small publishing house to enter the booming publishing industry.
•Company B, a sports management house, declared bankruptcy during a recent recession but now has created a television network that airs regional sports events.
•Company C, a package delivery business, is a startup based on delivery efficiency models created by a few students, and delivers almost all kinds of packages.
The use of strategies by these three companies accurately can be analyzed by saying that

• A)Company B employs an emergent strategy, whereas companies A and C employ deliberate strategies.
• B)All three companies employ deliberate strategies.
• C)All three companies employ emergent strategies.
• D)Company C employs a deliberate strategy; companies A and B employ emergent strategy.
• E)companies A and C employ emergent strategies; company B employs a deliberate strategy.

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