Which One of the Following Is Not Part of the Task

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is not part of the task of checking a diversified company's business line-up for adequate resource fit?

• A) Determining whether the excess cash flows generated by cash cow businesses are sufficient to cover the negative cash flows of its cash hog businesses
• B) Determining whether recently acquired businesses are acting to strengthen a company's resource base and competitive capabilities or whether they are causing its competitive and managerial resources to be stretched too thinly across its businesses
• C) Determining whether some business units have value chain match-ups that offer opportunities to transfer skills or technology or intellectual capital from one business to another
• D) Determining whether the company has adequate financial strength to fund its different businesses and maintain a healthy credit rating
• E) Determining whether the corporate parent has or can develop sufficient resource strengths and competitive capabilities to be successful in each of the businesses it has diversified into

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Definitions:

Trainee-Initiated

Trainee-initiated refers to activities or learning processes that are started and directed by the learners themselves, fostering autonomy and self-directed learning.

Collaborative

Involving two or more parties working together towards a common goal.

Multilevel Systems Model

A framework that analyzes interactions across different layers or levels within an organization or system, considering factors from individual to societal influence.

Organizational Learning

The ability of an organization to gain insight and understanding from experience and apply it to improve its practices, strategies, and policies.