Which One of the Following Is Not an Important Aspect

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is not an important aspect of evaluating the merits of a diversified company's strategy?

• A) Assessing the competitive strength of each business the company has diversified into
• B) Determining which business units are cash cows and which ones are cash hogs and then evaluating how soon the company's cash hogs can be transformed into cash cows
• C) Evaluating the strategic fits and resource fits among the various sister businesses
• D) Assessing the attractiveness of the industries the company has diversified into, both individually and as a group
• E) Ranking the performance prospects of the businesses from best to worst and deciding what priority to give each of the company's business units in allocating resources

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Definitions:

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Independent Variables

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