Porsche Automobil Holding and Volkswagen Once Owned Each Other's Stock

question 201

Multiple Choice

Porsche Automobil Holding and Volkswagen once owned each other's stock and planned to integrate the companies later.This diversification strategy is ____.

• A) acquisition
• B) forward vertical integration
• C) horizontal integration
• D) backward integration
• E) merger

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