To Create Value for Shareholders Via Diversification, a Company Must

question 35

Multiple Choice

To create value for shareholders via diversification, a company must

• A)get into new businesses that are profitable.
• B)diversify into industries that are growing rapidly.
• C)spread its business risk across various industries by only acquiring firms that are strong competitors in their respective industries.
• D)diversify into businesses that can perform better under a single corporate umbrella than they could perform operating as independent, stand-alone businesses.
• E)diversify into businesses that have either key success factors or value chains that are similar to its present businesses.

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Definitions:

Incus

Also known as the anvil, it is one of the three small bones in the middle ear that helps to transmit sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear.

Cochlear Nerve

A nerve responsible for transmitting auditory information from the cochlea of the inner ear to the brain.

Cochlea

A spiral-shaped, fluid-filled inner ear structure responsible for converting sound waves into nerve impulses.

Basilar Membrane

A membrane in the cochlea of the inner ear that vibrates in response to sound, helping to transmit sound waves to the auditory nerves.