Exam 6: Corporate-Level Strategy

The "conglomerate discount" occurs in large, highly diversified businesses and results from analysts not knowing how to value the vast array of large businesses with complex financial reports.

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Question 41

PorkPride Foods produces hams and other meat products. It owns hog raising operations. This is an example of a business that is:

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Question 42

Financial economies are cost savings realized through improved allocations of financial resources based on investments inside or outside the firm.

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Question 43

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has a paper towel and baby diaper business, both of which use paper products. The firm's paper production plant produces inputs for both businesses. P&G most likely uses the ___ diversification strategy to create _.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 44

The Publicis Groupe uses the digital technology from its digital business to enhance the advertising products in its advertising group. This sharing of activities is characteristic of the _____________ diversification strategy.

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Question 45

Antitrust regulation, tax laws, and low performance are all value-neutral reasons why firms engage in diversification.

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Question 46

Since the 1950s, U.S. government policy regarding antitrust concerns has remained constant.

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Question 47

Google's diversification could lead the firm toward a related linked strategy and give the firm advantages in multipoint competition with competitors such as Facebook and Microsoft.

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Question 48

An ability to efficiently allocate capital through an internal market may help the firm protect the competitive advantages it develops:

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Question 49

Usually a company is classified as a single business firm when revenues generated by the dominant business are greater than ____ percent.

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Question 50

Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) has businesses in ports and related services, telecommunications, property and hotels, retail and manufacturing, and energy and infrastructure. HWL makes no efforts to share activities or transfer core competencies among the businesses. HWL is following a strategy of__________diversification.

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Question 51

Dragonfly, publishers of children's books, has purchased White Rabbit, another publisher of children's books. Both companies' books are sold to the same retail stores and schools. Their content is different because Dragonfly produces children's literature, whereas White Rabbit focuses on child-level nonfiction scientific and nature topics. Which of the following statements is probably TRUE about this acquisition?

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Question 52

Which of the following is a value-reducing reason for diversification?

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Question 53

Because of the tax laws of the 1960s and 1970s, when dividends were taxed more heavily than capital gains, shareholders preferred that corporations:

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Question 54

Research suggests that _____has decreased while _has increased possibly due to the restructuring that took place in the 1990s and early twenty-first century.

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Question 55

What are the five categories of businesses based on level of diversification?

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Question 56

Disney (discussed in the Chapter 6 Opening Case) is an example of a company that was successful because its corporate strategy added value across its set of businesses above what the individual businesses could create individually.

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Question 57

Operational relatedness is created by _ of _.

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Question 58

A firm uses a corporate-level diversification strategy for a variety of reasons, all of which have to do with ways to create value.

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Question 59

Compared with related constrained firms, related linked firms share fewer resources and assets between their businesses, concentrating instead on transferring knowledge and core competencies between the businesses.

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The "conglomerate discount" occurs in large, highly diversified businesses and results from analysts not knowing how to value the vast array of large businesses with complex financial reports.

PorkPride Foods produces hams and other meat products. It owns hog raising operations. This is an example of a business that is:

Financial economies are cost savings realized through improved allocations of financial resources based on investments inside or outside the firm.

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has a paper towel and baby diaper business, both of which use paper products. The firm's paper production plant produces inputs for both businesses. P&G most likely uses the ___ diversification strategy to create _.

The Publicis Groupe uses the digital technology from its digital business to enhance the advertising products in its advertising group. This sharing of activities is characteristic of the _____________ diversification strategy.

Antitrust regulation, tax laws, and low performance are all value-neutral reasons why firms engage in diversification.

Since the 1950s, U.S. government policy regarding antitrust concerns has remained constant.

Google's diversification could lead the firm toward a related linked strategy and give the firm advantages in multipoint competition with competitors such as Facebook and Microsoft.

An ability to efficiently allocate capital through an internal market may help the firm protect the competitive advantages it develops:

Usually a company is classified as a single business firm when revenues generated by the dominant business are greater than ____ percent.

Which of the following is a value-reducing reason for diversification?

Because of the tax laws of the 1960s and 1970s, when dividends were taxed more heavily than capital gains, shareholders preferred that corporations:

Research suggests that _____has decreased while _has increased possibly due to the restructuring that took place in the 1990s and early twenty-first century.

What are the five categories of businesses based on level of diversification?

Disney (discussed in the Chapter 6 Opening Case) is an example of a company that was successful because its corporate strategy added value across its set of businesses above what the individual businesses could create individually.

Operational relatedness is created by _ of _.

A firm uses a corporate-level diversification strategy for a variety of reasons, all of which have to do with ways to create value.

Compared with related constrained firms, related linked firms share fewer resources and assets between their businesses, concentrating instead on transferring knowledge and core competencies between the businesses.

Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness

The External Environment: Opportunities, Threats, Industry Competition, and Competitor Analysis

The Internal Organization: Resources, Capabilities, Core Competencies, and Competitive Advantages

Business-Level Strategy

Competitive Rivalry and Competitive Dynamics

Merger and Acquisition Strategies

International Strategy

Cooperative Strategy

Corporate Governance

Organizational Structure and Controls

Strategic Leadership

Strategic Entrepreneurship

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Exam 6: Corporate-Level Strategy

The "conglomerate discount" occurs in large, highly diversified businesses and results from analysts not knowing how to value the vast array of large businesses with complex financial reports.

PorkPride Foods produces hams and other meat products. It owns hog raising operations. This is an example of a business that is:

Financial economies are cost savings realized through improved allocations of financial resources based on investments inside or outside the firm.

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has a paper towel and baby diaper business, both of which use paper products. The firm's paper production plant produces inputs for both businesses. P&G most likely uses the _____________ diversification strategy to create ___________.

The Publicis Groupe uses the digital technology from its digital business to enhance the advertising products in its advertising group. This sharing of activities is characteristic of the _____________ diversification strategy.

Antitrust regulation, tax laws, and low performance are all value-neutral reasons why firms engage in diversification.

Since the 1950s, U.S. government policy regarding antitrust concerns has remained constant.

Google's diversification could lead the firm toward a related linked strategy and give the firm advantages in multipoint competition with competitors such as Facebook and Microsoft.

An ability to efficiently allocate capital through an internal market may help the firm protect the competitive advantages it develops:

Usually a company is classified as a single business firm when revenues generated by the dominant business are greater than ____ percent.

Which of the following is a value-reducing reason for diversification?

Because of the tax laws of the 1960s and 1970s, when dividends were taxed more heavily than capital gains, shareholders preferred that corporations:

Research suggests that _______________has decreased while ___________has increased possibly due to the restructuring that took place in the 1990s and early twenty-first century.

What are the five categories of businesses based on level of diversification?

Disney (discussed in the Chapter 6 Opening Case) is an example of a company that was successful because its corporate strategy added value across its set of businesses above what the individual businesses could create individually.

Operational relatedness is created by ___________ of ___________.

A firm uses a corporate-level diversification strategy for a variety of reasons, all of which have to do with ways to create value.

Compared with related constrained firms, related linked firms share fewer resources and assets between their businesses, concentrating instead on transferring knowledge and core competencies between the businesses.

Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness

The External Environment: Opportunities, Threats, Industry Competition, and Competitor Analysis

The Internal Organization: Resources, Capabilities, Core Competencies, and Competitive Advantages

Business-Level Strategy

Competitive Rivalry and Competitive Dynamics

Merger and Acquisition Strategies

International Strategy

Cooperative Strategy

Corporate Governance

Organizational Structure and Controls

Strategic Leadership

Strategic Entrepreneurship

Filters

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has a paper towel and baby diaper business, both of which use paper products. The firm's paper production plant produces inputs for both businesses. P&G most likely uses the ___ diversification strategy to create _.

Research suggests that _____has decreased while _has increased possibly due to the restructuring that took place in the 1990s and early twenty-first century.

Operational relatedness is created by _ of _.