The Essential Requirement for Different Businesses to Be "Related" Is

question 74

Multiple Choice

The essential requirement for different businesses to be "related" is that

• A) their value chains possess competitively valuable cross-business fit relationships.
• B) the products of the different businesses are bought by much the same types of buyers.
• C) the products of the different businesses are sold in the same types of retail stores.
• D) the businesses have several key suppliers in common.
• E) the production methods that they employ both entail economies of scale.

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Definitions:

Watson

Refers to John B. Watson, an American psychologist who is considered one of the pioneers of behaviorism, emphasizing the study of observable behavior.

White Rabbit

A symbol or character, often associated with curiosity and the journey into the unknown, popularized by Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

Conditioned Stimulus

An initially neutral trigger that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, leads to a conditioned response over time.

Little Albert

The subject of a famous psychology experiment by John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner illustrating classical conditioning through inducing a fear response in a young child.