ITPEC IP April 2019 Question 79

Source exam: ITPEC IP April 2019Topic: Business Strategy Management

ITPEC IP April 2019 — Question 79 of 100

M&A can accelerate business expansion by acquiring another company that supplies capabilities, resources, technology, customers, or market access the buyer lacks. The term covers mergers and acquisitions used to combine or obtain corporate operations.

Answer (d)

Why not others:
- (a) describes value-chain analysis

- (b) describes organizational division into business or regional units

- (c) describes business process re-engineering, or BPR

Key rule: M&A changes corporate ownership or combines companies; BPR redesigns processes and value-chain analysis examines value-creating activities.

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