Research Indicates That When It Comes to the Diversification-Performance Relationship

question 48

Multiple Choice

Research indicates that when it comes to the diversification-performance relationship:

• A) Single-business strategies tend to be the highest performing.
• B) The less related the businesses are, the higher the performance of each.
• C) Related-constrained and related-linked strategies are associated with higher firm performance.
• D) No specific level of diversification outperforms another.

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