The Most Important Strategy-Making Guidance That Comes from Drawing a Nine-Cell

question 135

Multiple Choice

The most important strategy-making guidance that comes from drawing a nine-cell industry attractiveness competitive strength matrix is:

• A) which businesses in the portfolio have the most potential for strategic fit and resource fit.
• B) why cash cow businesses are more valuable than cash hog businesses.
• C) that corporate resources should be concentrated on those businesses enjoying both a higher degree of industry attractiveness and competitive strength,and those businesses having low competitive strength in relatively unattractive industries (which should be looked at for possible divestiture).
• D) which businesses have the biggest competitive advantages and which ones confront serious competitive disadvantages.
• E) which businesses are in industries with profitable value chains and which are in industries with money-losing value chains.

Understand how perceptions of personal control and coping strategies impact psychological well-being.

Analyze the role of optimism in choosing and adjusting coping strategies.

Identify the negative health impact of social isolation.

Evaluate the effectiveness of different psychological interventions and therapies in managing stress and enhancing health.

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Definitions:

Resistance Phase

The second stage of the general adaptation syndrome, where the body adapts to a stressor and attempts to return to homeostasis.

Historical Racism

Historical racism refers to the systemic racism that has been embedded in societal structures over time, affecting generations through discriminatory practices and beliefs.

Protective Factor

A characteristic or condition that decreases the likelihood of developing a disease or injury.

General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

A three-stage response pattern to stress described by Hans Selye, consisting of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion stages.