One Strategic Fit-Based Approach to Related Diversification Would Be to

question 66

Multiple Choice

One strategic fit-based approach to related diversification would be to

• A) diversify into new industries that present opportunities to transfer competitively valuable expertise, technological know-how, or other capabilities from one business to another.
• B) diversify into those industries where the same kinds of driving forces and competitive forces prevail, thus allowing use of much the same competitive strategy in all of the business a company is in.
• C) acquire rival firms that have broader product lines so as to give the company access to a wider range of buyer groups.
• D) acquire companies in forward distribution channels (wholesalers and/or retailers).
• E) expand into foreign markets where the firm currently does no business.

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Definitions:

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Marked with identifiers or tags for ease of identification or explanation.

Eukaryotic Transcription

The process by which genetic information from DNA is copied to messenger RNA in cells with a nucleus.

Upstream Promoter Elements

DNA sequences located before (upstream of) the coding sequence of a gene that help initiate transcription by binding specific proteins.

Enhancers

Regulatory DNA sequences that enhance gene transcription; can be located long distances away from the actual coding regions of a gene.