Financial objectives involve all of the following EXCEPT
growth in revenues
larger market share
higher dividends
greater return on investment
a rising stock price
What principle is based on the belief that the true measure of a really good strategist is the ability to solve problems?
Managing by crisis
Managing by objectives
managing by extrapolation
managing by exception
managing by hope
Which strategy is effective when new, but related, products could be offered at highly competitive prices?
Forward integration
related integration
related diversification
conglomerate diversification
unrelated diversification
Which strategy should an organization use when its products are currently in the declining stage of the product's life cycle?
divestiture
backward integration
liquidation
retrenchment
Amazon's start of rapid delivery services in some U.S. cities is an example of which type of strategy?
Backward integration
Horizontal integration
Related diversification
Unrelated diversification
Divestiture is selling all of a company's assets, in parts, for their tangible worth.
What refers to a strategy of seeking ownership of, or increased control over a firm's competitors?
forward integration
horizontal integration
concentric diversification
In which situation would horizontal integration be an especially effective strategy?
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.
When a domestic company first begins to export to India, it is an example of
market development
A pasta manufacturer's purchase of some pet food brands is an example of
When two organizations of about equal size unite to form one enterprise, which of these occurs?
Hostile takeover
Merger
Acquisition
Leveraged buyout
Friendly takeover
