When an Organization Grows by Combining Operations with Competitors, the Strategy

question 48

Multiple Choice

When an organization grows by combining operations with competitors, the strategy is known as a __________ strategy.

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

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method of teaching new behaviors by rewarding closer and closer approximations to the desired behavior.

Successive Approximations

The process of reinforcing behaviors that are increasingly closer to the target behavior, commonly used in operant conditioning.

Desired Response

The targeted outcome or behavior that a stimulus or intervention aims to elicit.

Generalization

The tendency to respond in the same way to different but similar stimuli, often used in learning theories.