SU MBA6999 Week 1 Knowledge Check

Question 1 Diversification always increases the value of a corporate portfolio.

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                True                                       False     

Question 2 One of the most common ways to establish a value creation is by ensuring that core competencies are shared among similar businesses in the corporate portfolio.

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                True                                       False     

Question 3 Business strategy asks a firm's managers a very fundamental question: what do you see your business doing to create value for the community?

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                True                                       False     

Question 4 GE’s core business is the light-bulb’s value chain creation, which does not necessarily require it to compete for additional growth.

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                True                                       False     

Question 5  A reason that a firm will enter a business and add it to its corporate portfolio is if by owning and managing that business the firm can create more value for shareholders than it would have earned without the business.

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                True                                       False