ConAgra,a Diversified Food Producer,increases Its Power Over Suppliers by Centrally

question 37

Multiple Choice

ConAgra,a diversified food producer,increases its power over suppliers by centrally purchasing huge quantities of packaging materials for all its food divisions.This is an example of using

• A) related diversification to acquire economies of scope by leveraging pooled negotiating power.
• B) related diversification to acquire market power by leveraging pooled negotiating power.
• C) unrelated diversification to acquire financial synergies through portfolio management.
• D) unrelated diversification to acquire parenting, restructuring, and financial synergies through restructuring and parenting.

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Primary-Process Thought

Childlike thinking by which the id attempts to satisfy the instinctual drives.

Functional Autonomy

A principle in psychology where behaviors once initiated by a certain stimulus continue independently of the original motive.

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Proprium

Allport’s term for the ego or self.