When an Organization Attempts to Grow by Merging with or Acquiring

question 153

Multiple Choice

When an organization attempts to grow by merging with or acquiring firms in different and unrelated industries, the strategy is known as a __________ strategy.

• A) unrelated diversification
• B) horizontal integration
• C) vertical integration
• D) unrelated differentiation
• E) retrenchment

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Definitions:

Examining

The act of inspecting or investigating something carefully in order to gain information about it.

Maternal Attention

The focus, responsiveness, and care a mother gives to her offspring, crucial for the emotional and physical development of the child.

Hippocampus

A major component of the brain in the temporal lobe, it plays important roles in the consolidation of information from short-term to long-term memory and in spatial memory that enables navigation.

Expression

The process of conveying thoughts, feelings, or information, whether through facial movements, speech, or artistic medium.