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Which of the following is the most likely example of unrelated diversification? 

Horizontal acquisitions and related acquisitions tend to contribute less to a firm’s competitiveness than do unrelated acquisitions

Having substantial supplies of critical basic natural resources is a necessary condition for a country to support businesses that can successfully compete in international markets

Downscoping represents a reduction in the number of a firm’s employees and sometimes in the number of its operating units, but it may or may not represent a change in the composition of businesses in the corporation’s portfolio

When a firm simultaneously practices operational relatedness and corporate relatedness:

Competition between candy makers (e.g., Hershey, Mars, Cadbury, Nestlé, and Godiva) where firms compete in package design (including package downsizing) and ease of availability is characteristic of a(n):

Late movers are those firms that:

Both __________ and __________ affect the awareness and motivation of a firm to undertake actions and responses.

Starbucks determined that all of the following customer needs were important EXCEPT:

Strategic alliances tend to increase the risk associated with international expansion for the U.S. partner because of the greater dependence on the foreign firm