Business Portfolio Analysis Refers to

question 29

Multiple Choice

Business portfolio analysis refers to

• A) a tool that helps a firm search for growth opportunities from among current and new markets as well as current and new products.
• B) a technique that managers use to subjectively evaluate performance measures and growth targets to analyze their firm's strategic business units (SBUs) as though they were a single expense.
• C) a technique that managers use to quantify performance measures and growth targets to analyze their firm's strategic business units (SBUs) as though they were a collection of separate investments.
• D) an analysis that uses percentage points of market share as the common basis of comparison to allocate marketing resources effectively for different product lines within the same firm.
• E) a tool that seeks opportunities by finding the optimum balance between marketing efficiencies versus R&D-manufacturing efficiencies.

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Definitions:

Performance Reviews

A formal assessment process wherein an employee’s job performance is evaluated, typically by their manager, using established criteria and objectives.

Pay-for-Performance

A compensation strategy where employees' pay is based on their performance or achievements in their role.

Performance Evaluations

The process of assessing and reviewing an employee's job performance through documented evaluations and feedback.

360-Degree Feedback

A performance appraisal method where an employee is evaluated by feedback from superiors, peers, subordinates, and sometimes clients.