It Becomes Particularly Urgent for a Company to Consider Diversification

question 119

Multiple Choice

It becomes particularly urgent for a company to consider diversification when there are

• A)opportunities to leverage existing competencies and capabilities by expanding into businesses where these same resources are key success factors and valuable competitive assets.
• B)diminishing market opportunities and stagnating sales in its principal business.
• C)opportunities to lower costs by entering closely related businesses.
• D)opportunities to transfer a powerful and well-respected brand name to the products of other businesses and thereby increase the sales and profits of these newly entered businesses.
• E)needs to avoid putting all of its "eggs" in one industry basket.

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Definitions:

Synchondrosis

Synchondrosis is a type of joint where bones are joined by hyaline cartilage, allowing for growth or movement, as seen in the growth plates of children.

Syndesmosis

A type of fibrous joint at which two bones are bound by long collagen fibers, providing a flexible connection between them.

Synostosis

The fusion of two bones into a single undivided bone, often occurring naturally in the course of aging.

Suture

Junction between flat bones of the skull.