Work #1:
Select a company of your choosing. Assume that the company has the opportunity to diversify into other products or businesses of your choosing, would you opt to pursue related diversification, unrelated diversification, or a combination of both? Explain why? Identify one pro and one con associated with your choice(s) of diversification.
NOTE: Make sure you choose a company that has not been selected by one of your classmates.
Your initial response to the discussion question should be 250-300 words. You must have at least our course text and one non-course scholarly/peer reviewed source in your initial posting. Sources require in-text citations and must be incorporated into the body of the post in addition to a full APA citation at the end of the post.
Work #2:
Related Diversification.
Related Diversification is the most popular distinction between the different types of diversification and is made with regard to how close the field of diversification is to the field of the existing business activities. Related Diversification occurs when a company adds to or expands its existing line of production or markets. For this assignment, consider your own company or one that you know well. Assume your company opted to pursue a strategy of related diversification and respond to the following questions.
What industries or product categories could it diversify into that would allow it to achieve economies of scale?
Identify at least two or three such industries or product categories?
Describe the specific kinds of cost savings that might accrue from entry into each?
Incorporate our coursework (Thompson text and other material) from this week into your above responses.
Submission Details:
Your analysis should be between 1000 -1500 words.
Incorporate a minimum of at least our course text and one non-course scholarly/peer reviewed source in your paper.
All written assignments must include a coverage page, introductory and concluding paragraphs, reference page, be double-spaced, and proper in-text citations using APA guidelines.
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