When Should Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)be Considered the "Buy" Option

question 20

Multiple Choice

When should mergers and acquisitions (M&A) be considered the "buy" option for a strategist trying to determine which corporate strategy to implement?

• A) when the resource in question is highly tradable
• B) before the strategist has considered borrowing the necessary resources through integrated strategic alliances
• C) after it has been established that the firm's internal resources are sufficient to build
• D) when extreme closeness to the resource partner is necessary to understand and obtain its underlying knowledge

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