When Disney acquired Marvel Comics on August 31, 2009, for $4.24 billion, management needed to determine whether or not there were opportunities to strengthen the business, which includes all of the following considerations, except
A. sharing the use of powerful and well-respected brand names across multiple businesses.
B. the transferring of valuable resources and capabilities from one business to another.
C. combining related value chain activities of different businesses to achieve lower costs.
D. forcing cultural independence, operating diversity, and sophisticated analytical responsibility on the businesses to ensure compatibility with the corporate overhead identity.
E. encouraging knowledge-sharing and collaborative activity among the businesses.
Answer: D
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a. True b. False