Describe the restructuring strategy which improved performance at Hewlett-Packard.
Identify and briefly discuss each of the three tests for determining whether diversification into a new business is likely to build shareholder value.
Briefly explain what is meant my each of the following terms:
relative market share
resource fit
a cash hog business
a cash cow business
A strategy of multinational diversification contains more built-in competitive advantage potential (above and beyond what is achievable through a particular business’s own competitive strategy) than any other diversification strategy. True or false? Explain and support your answer.
Which is the better approach to diversification—a strategy of related diversification or a strategy of unrelated diversification? Explain and support your answer.
Under what circumstances might an already diversified company choose to pursue corporate restructuring?