Exam 9: Corporatemulti-Business Strategy

The GE business strength-industry attractiveness nine-cell matrix is a technique for classifying businesses into a three horizons portfolio of strategy of corporations.

In what ways can a 'corporate centre' add value to the corporation? Is it essential to have a 'corporate centre'?

The BCG growth-market share matrix considers the business's position in terms of its:

Briefly describe the advantages claimed for the diversified corporation over the single business.

'Defensive managerial goals' imply diversification to focus attention on existing performance.

Discuss any two advantages offered by a parent organisation to a new business.

The McKinsey model's 'three horizons' do NOT include:

What are the five factors that Collis and Montgomery argued needed to be considered for the head office role,according to specific or generalised capabilities?

Hubbard,Rice and Galvin's definition of 'diversification' does NOT include:

What type of evidence indicates a capability-based strategy for success in diversification and which researchers have been key investigators in this area?

The dimensions of the BCG growth-market share matrix are:

___ is the extent to which the organisation can use the capabilities that it already has in other businesses:

Briefly discuss the four types of unrelated diversification that may create value.

Product development strategy allows organisations to increase market share for new products in new markets.

The ways that vertical integration can create value is NOT:

What are the possible reasons for a single business wanting to diversify?

Diversification has been linked to the efficient allocation of capital resources in well-run conglomerates.

The GE business strength-industry attractiveness matrix:

Compare the BCG and GE tools and contrast their relative strengths and weaknesses as analytical devices.

'Parenting capabilities' imply that: