Management 490 Chapter 6 Part 1

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  • 1. 
    A company that has chosen to manufacture products that make use of its core competencies, often through common markets or similar technologies
    • A. 

      Concentration Strategy

    • B. 

      Development of Corporate Level Strategy

    • C. 

      Related Diversification

  • 2. 
    Leads to higher financial performance
    • A. 

      Related Diversification

    • B. 

      Management and Resources

    • C. 

      Development of Corporate Level Strategy

  • 3. 
    Organizations that begin with a single or small group of products and services within a single market
    • A. 

      Direction Setting

    • B. 

      Concentration Strategy

    • C. 

      Related Diversification

  • 4. 
    Found to be the most profitable of business strategies
    • A. 

      Concentration Strategy

    • B. 

      Selection of Business and Portfolio Management

    • C. 

      Development of Corporate Level Strategy

  • 5. 
    Allows an organization to master one business and industry environment
    • A. 

      Related Diversification

    • B. 

      Direction Setting

    • C. 

      Concentration Strategy

  • 6. 
    Can prevent oversized management
    • A. 

      Selection of Business and Portfolio Management

    • B. 

      Selection of Tactics for Diversification and Growth

    • C. 

      Concentration Strategy

  • 7. 
    Product maturity and obsolescence can be a risk in this strategy
    • A. 

      Concentration Strategy

    • B. 

      Related Diversification

    • C. 

      Vertical Integration

  • 8. 
    Can lead to uneven cash flow and profitability
    • A. 

      Management and Resources

    • B. 

      Concentration Strategy

    • C. 

      Vertical Integration

  • 9. 
    Establishment and communication of organizational mission, vision, enterprise strategy, and long-term goals
    • A. 

      Direction Setting

    • B. 

      Management and Resources

    • C. 

      Primary Manufacturing

  • 10. 
    Selection of a brand approach to corporate-level strategy concentration, vertical integration, diversification, and international expansion
    • A. 

      Related Diversification

    • B. 

      Vertical Integration

    • C. 

      Development of Corporate Level Strategy

  • 11. 
    Selection of resources and capabilities in which to build corporate-wide distinctive competencies
    • A. 

      Direction Setting

    • B. 

      Development of Corporate Level Strategy

    • C. 

      Concentration Strategy

  • 12. 
    Management of the corporate portfolio
    • A. 

      Selection of Tactics for Diversification and Growth

    • B. 

      Management and Resources

    • C. 

      Selection of Business and Portfolio Management

  • 13. 
    Emphasis given to each business unit which can also be called resources for capital, equipment, and R & D
    • A. 

      Direction Setting

    • B. 

      Selection of Business and Portfolio Management

    • C. 

      Selection of Tactics for Diversification and Growth

  • 14. 
    Choice among methods of diversification.  Examples include internal venturing, acquisitions, and joint ventures
    • A. 

      Selection of Tactics for Diversification and Growth

    • B. 

      Selection of Business and Portfolio Management

    • C. 

      Concentration Strategy

  • 15. 
    Acquisition of resources or development of competencies leading to a sustainable competitive advantage
    • A. 

      Management and Resources

    • B. 

      Selection of Business and Portfolio Management

    • C. 

      Direction Setting

  • 16. 
    Development of business-level strategies and an appropriate management structure for the corporation
    • A. 

      Wholesaling

    • B. 

      Related Diversification

    • C. 

      Management and Resources

  • 17. 
    Development of an appropriate corporation structure
    • A. 

      Direction Setting

    • B. 

      Management and Resources

    • C. 

      Selection of Tactics for Diversification and Growth

  • 18. 
    The extent to which a firm is involved in several stages of the industry supply chain
    • A. 

      Transaction Cost Economics

    • B. 

      Vertical Integration

    • C. 

      Concentration Strategy

  • 19. 
    Raw materials (timber and crude oil) are converted into commodities (wood pulp and iron).
    • A. 

      Final Product Manufacturing

    • B. 

      Tangible Relatedness

    • C. 

      Primary Manufacturing

  • 20. 
    The creation of a product that is in its final form prior to consumption
    • A. 

      Final Product Manufacturing

    • B. 

      Primary Manufacturing

    • C. 

      Intangible Relatedness

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