Answer:
B. are also part of the value chain
Explanation:
Value chain comprises two activities i.e primary activities and support activities.
The primary activities include those activities which add the value to the customer through inbound logistics, outbound logistics, operations, and marketing sales and services
Whereas the support activities are those activities who support the primary activities. It involves procurement, firm infrastructure, etc
Answer: 2. biased; the question encourages a certain response.
Explanation:
The question is biased because it already makes assumptions of the two activities.
It labels football games as EXCITING whilst asking if one would 'SIT THROUGH' choir recitals which is a way of saying that the choir recitals are BORING.
This question therefore elicits a certain response as most people would go with the Exciting activity so as not to be seen as boring people who would go to choir recitals.
Answer: All of the above
Explanation:
A company should endeavour to be socially responsible if it will result in any of the listed circumstances as they are all benefits.
If this would increase the company's competitive advantage it should be embarked on as it would lead to the company having a better position in the market. It can also reduce the cost to the company of reputation damaging incidents.
A company having improved efficiency and workforce retention is a good company and if socially responsible actions will bring that, the company should do it. And with the purpose of a company being to maximise shareholder value, a company should definitely engage in socially responsible actions if there is a high correlation between CSR and stock price.
Answer:
4. Horizontal consolidation
Explanation:
Horizontal consolidation is a process in which the companies which are producing the same or similar goods or providing the similar or same services merges together or one company gets acquired by the other company.
Sometimes Horizontal consolidation may lead to a risk of one company becoming a monopoly.
But Horizontal consolidation also sometimes benefits the customers by reducing the prices because of the large economic scale.
