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SM - Kapitel 4 - Types of strategies

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SM - Kapitel 04 - Types of strategies

Question 1 of 11

1

Financial objectives involve all of the following EXCEPT

Select one of the following:

  • growth in revenues

  • larger market share

  • higher dividends

  • greater return on investment

  • a rising stock price

Explanation

Question 2 of 11

1

What principle is based on the belief that the true measure of a really good strategist is the ability to solve problems?

Select one of the following:

  • Managing by crisis

  • Managing by objectives

  • managing by extrapolation

  • managing by exception

  • managing by hope

Explanation

Question 3 of 11

1

Which strategy is effective when new, but related, products could be offered at highly competitive prices?

Select one of the following:

  • Forward integration

  • related integration

  • related diversification

  • conglomerate diversification

  • unrelated diversification

Explanation

Question 4 of 11

1

Which strategy should an organization use when its products are currently in the declining stage of the product's life cycle?

Select one of the following:

  • divestiture

  • related diversification

  • backward integration

  • liquidation

  • retrenchment

Explanation

Question 5 of 11

1

Amazon's start of rapid delivery services in some U.S. cities is an example of which type of strategy?

Select one of the following:

  • Forward integration

  • Backward integration

  • Horizontal integration

  • Related diversification

  • Unrelated diversification

Explanation

Question 6 of 11

1

Divestiture is selling all of a company's assets, in parts, for their tangible worth.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 7 of 11

1

What refers to a strategy of seeking ownership of, or increased control over a firm's competitors?

Select one of the following:

  • forward integration

  • conglomerate diversification

  • backward integration

  • horizontal integration

  • concentric diversification

Explanation

Question 8 of 11

1

In which situation would horizontal integration be an especially effective strategy?

Select one of the following:

  • When an organization can gain monopolistic characteristics in a particular area or region without being challenged by the federal government for "tending substantially" to reduce competition.

  • When an organization competes in a slowing industry.

  • When decreased economies of scale provide major competitive advantages.

  • When an organization has neither the capital nor the human talent needed to successfully manage an expanded organization.

  • When competitors are succeeding due to managerial expertise or having particular resources an organization possesses.

Explanation

Question 9 of 11

1

When a domestic company first begins to export to India, it is an example of

Select one of the following:

  • horizontal integration

  • backward integration

  • forward integration

  • concentric diversification

  • market development

Explanation

Question 10 of 11

1

A pasta manufacturer's purchase of some pet food brands is an example of

Select one of the following:

  • backward integration

  • divestiture

  • retrenchment

  • unrelated diversification

  • forward integration

Explanation

Question 11 of 11

1

When two organizations of about equal size unite to form one enterprise, which of these occurs?

Select one of the following:

  • Hostile takeover

  • Merger

  • Acquisition

  • Leveraged buyout

  • Friendly takeover

Explanation

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