According to When to Ally, When to Acquire:
a) When the ratio of soft to hard resources is high, an acquisition would be more appropriate so that the soft resources do not leave the company.
b) When the resources are similar in both the target and acquiring firms, an acquisition would be more appropriate so that there is more control over the resources.
c) When the level of competition for a target company is high, an alliance would be more appropriate so as not to overpay for the target.
d) all of the above

b) When the resources are similar in both the target and acquiring firms, an acquisition would be more appropriate so that there is more control over the resources.

Explanation:

According to When to Ally, When to Acquire, it is best to embark on an Acquisition drive if the company being acquired uses similar resources to the one buying.

That way Acquisition will bring both resources together and lead to a command of a larger market share and profit margin and less competition.

the answer is     d. in our global economy, most job growth will be in services, but manufacturing jobs will exist, too.

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henry is an economist and wants to understand the relationship between inflation and consumer spending habits. for his research, he needs the consumer price index for 2014 and the inflation rate. based on the prices of goods given, what will he find to be the cpi and inflation rate for 2014? assume that a consumer’s basket for three consecutive years consists of the following:

you dont privide answer choices.

answer - 15% of a inflatation rate is 15% less in cpi