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Unscaled firms build ________ operations to meet the needs efficiently of particular customers.

When subcultures emerge that have shared values opposite from the dominant culture of an organization, ________ begin to work at ________.

When a firm decides to utilize other firms to perform value-creating activities that were previously performed in-house, it is using a(n) ________ strategy.

The disadvantages of barrier-free structures include that they ________ strong leadership and ________ vision, which can lead to coordination problems.

A key characteristic of the modern corporation is the separation of ________ from ________.

Vertical integration is attractive when ________ costs are ________ than ________ costs.

The difference between a franchise contract and a licensing contract is that a ________ contract is ________ specific and usually ________ in duration.

ConAgra, a diversified food producer, increases its power over suppliers by centrally purchasing huge quantities of packaging materials for all its food divisions. This is an example of using ________ diversification to acquire ________ by leveraging pooled ________ power.

It is generally argued that the takeover constraint deters management from ________ in ________ behavior.

In emerging economies and continental Europe, firms often can be characterized by ________ ownership; business group structures; ________ for ________ shareholders.