When Industry Attractiveness Ratings Are Calculated for Each of the Industries

question 51

Multiple Choice

When industry attractiveness ratings are calculated for each of the industries a multi-business company has diversified into,the results help indicate

• A) which industries appear to be the best and worst ones to be in and the attractiveness of all the industries as a group from the standpoint of the company's long-term performance.
• B) which industries have attractive key success factors and which industries have unattractive key success factors.
• C) which industries have the biggest economies of scale and which industries have the greatest economies of scope and the overall potential for cost reduction in the industries as a group.
• D) which industries are most attractive from the standpoint of long-term growth and the growth prospects of all the industries as a group.
• E) which industries are most attractive from the standpoint of industry driving forces and competitive forces.

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Definitions:

Hyperconjugation

A stabilizing interaction that involves the delocalization of electrons by the overlap of σ orbitals with an adjacent π orbital or a vacant p orbital.

Carbenes

Reactive molecules featuring a divalent carbon atom with only six electrons in its valence shell, making them highly reactive.

Dimerize

To undergo a chemical reaction connecting two identical molecules to form a dimer.

Alkane

Saturated hydrocarbons consisting entirely of single-bonded carbon and hydrogen atoms, with a general formula of CnH2n+2.