When Using Mergers and Acquisitions as Substitutes for Research and Development

question 190

Multiple Choice

When using mergers and acquisitions as substitutes for research and development, the objectives include ________.

• A) short-cut innovation by buying it from small companies
• B) synergy of similar but expanded product lines or geographic markets
• C) eliminating capacity, gaining market share, and increasing efficiency
• D) anticipation of new industry emerging and culling resources from firms in multiple industries whose boundaries are eroding

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Definitions:

Population Variances

The squared deviation of a set of values in a population from their mean, representing the dispersion within the population.

Equality

A concept referring to the state or quality of being equal, indicating that two or more entities are the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.

Population Variances

A measure of the spread or dispersion of a set of data points in a population, indicating how much the members of the population differ from the population mean.

Normally Distributed

Describes a probability distribution that is symmetrical around the mean, with a specific bell shape indicating that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.