Horizontal Growth
1.List the means available to a company for Horizontal Growth and explain why a company might pursue one over another?
- Evaluate the types of retrenchment strategies that might be used by companies in stagnant industries.
- How does horizontal growth differ from vertical growth as a corporate strategy? From concentric diversification?
- What are the trade-offs between an internal and an external growth strategy? Which approach is best as an international entry strategy?
- Explain the vertical integration continuum.
- Explain Green Field Development, and provide examples to clarify.
- How is corporate parenting different from portfolio analysis? How is it alike? Is it a useful concept in a global industry?
