Which of the following best illustrates site specificity

QUESTION 42

• Which of the following best illustrates site specificity?

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QUESTION 43

• Dog Houses Inc. sources raw materials from a number of suppliers to manufacture their dog houses. However they also own land with some of these resources as part of their supply chain. They are using

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QUESTION 44

• Apples Inc sells makes a number of household organic products sold only in the United States including laundry detergent and floor cleaners. This is an illustration of

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QUESTION 45

• Honda entered the American market making small engines for lawnmowers and motorcycles. They later developed a line of cars by using their motors to diversify into new markets. Honda is

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QUESTION 46

• Berkshire Hathaway. is a large multinational conglomerate. As a single business unit, the company's stock price is estimated to be $216,280. However, by adding the actual market stock prices of each of its individual business units, the stock price of the company as one unit would be $300,00. What is Berkshire Hathaway experiencing in this scenario?

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QUESTION 47

• PrimoDisk Inc has developed a new data storage technology which can hold more data in a small space. However, PrimoDisk has not been able to penetrate the storage market even though they have a new technology. In the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) growth-share matrix, PrimoDisk will be categorized under

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QUESTION 48

• The top management team of Supersonic Inc. have used their knowledge to make an acquisition which is not in the company’s best interest. This is an example of

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QUESTION 49

• RoboToys, Inc. is involved in the production of robotic toys. This firm produces the raw materials, including metals and oils for plastic; creates the integrated circuits, displays, and batteries; and assembles the toys. Which of the following stages of the industry value chain is RoboToys involved in?

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QUESTION 50

• Canon Inc. merged with its competitor Kyocera Inc. This allowed Kyocera to use its technological competencies along with Canon’s marketing capabilities to capture a larger market share than what the two entities individually held. What does this scenario best illustrate?

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QUESTION 51

• Organic Inc.’s decision to acquire a chain of restaurants proved to be ill-fated because its managers had overestimated their abilities and skills. They believed that they had the skills to manage such diversified businesses and create additional shareholder value. However, the acquisition failed to create the anticipated synergies because the managers' capabilities were restricted to the organic food industry. What does this scenario best illustrate?

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QUESTION 52

• Honda Inc., a manufacturer of automobiles, has entered into a 15-year partnership with a software company to develop sophisticated operating systems and innovative mobile applications for its vehicles. This would mean that both the companies will have to mutually share their resources, knowledge, and capabilities to develop a superior product. What is the relationship between Honda and the software company best referred to as in this scenario?

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QUESTION 53

• One of the first new business apps resulting from the alliance of Apple and IBM will help airline pilots determine the right amount of fuel to carry on a particular flight. This task not only requires significant data analytics but also the need to display the information in an easily understandable way so that pilots can digest it quickly when glancing on their iPad in a cockpit prior to departure. Which of the following parts of this example will IBM be responsible for?

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QUESTION 54

• Walmart entered Germany with high expectations. However a few years later they withdrew from the country due to poor sales. The Germans didn’t understand greeters and the Walmart culture didn’t fit with German expectations. They

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QUESTION 55

• United Nerumbia and Fernsland are two neighboring countries with strong economic disparities. However, both the countries share a common national language and the same political ideologies. The relationship between these two countries will most likely affect the trade of

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QUESTION 56

• Bollywood is India’s version of Hollywood. Their movie Slumdog Millionaire was a big hit in the U.S. It was based on a game show similar to some of our game shows. The producers were trying to
• A.
• Reduce their administrative distance from the other countries.
• B.
• Reduce their cultural distance from the other countries.
• C.
• Reduce their geographical distance from the other countries.
• D.
• Reduce their economic distance from the other countries.