Merger and Acquisition Strategies

question 109

Multiple Choice

Merger and acquisition strategies

• A)are nearly always superior alternatives to forming alliances or partnerships with these same companies.
• B)may offer considerable cost-saving opportunities and can also be beneficial in helping a company try to invent a new industry.
• C)are a particularly effective way of pursuing a blue-ocean strategy and an outsourcing strategy.
• D)seldom are superior alternatives to forming alliances with these same companies because of the financial drain of using the company's cash resources to accomplish the merger or acquisition.
• E)are one of the best ways for helping a company strongly differentiate its product offering and use a differentiation strategy to strengthen its market position.

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