If a Regional Firm Wants to Grow into a Premier

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Multiple Choice

If a regional firm wants to grow into a premier national company, all but which of the following might be in its sequence of activities?

• A) sell off parts of the company that are profitable
• B) enter into adjacent regional markets
• C) develop differentiators designed to build brand awareness
• D) rapidly expand through acquisitions funded by increasingly valuable stock price

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