Consider the Following Three Companies and Their Strategies

question 30

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. Which of the following describes the use of strategies by these companies accurately?

• 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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