ABC, Inc. hires Dan to deliver their product to retail locations. During deliveries, Dan often takes naps or surfs the internet on his phone. He tells his senior manager that each delivery took more time to cover his lack of work effort. ABC, Inc.’s stockholders are unaware of this situation. In the context of a principal-agent problem, this is known as:.

ABC, Inc.’s output has increased and it has decreased its cost per unit. This is known as:

Acquisitions:

ABC, Inc. could possible have which of the following intangible resources?

ABC, Inc. went public in 2008. It is an automobile manufacturer that has historically been very profitable, but management has recently focused on cost reduction by reducing the maintenance budget. The pipelines supplying fuel to the plant now leak, which cause substantial environmental complications. ABC, Inc.’s value creation has suffered as a direct result. This example endorses Porter’s caution regarding public companies in what manner?

ABC Inc. recently acquired XYZ Inc. It now sells its own bakery items along with the products originally sold by XYZ. As a result, ABC ‘s sales force will also be marketing the acquired company’s products. How will this horizontal integration most likely affect ABC?

ABC, Inc. leads the ladies’ casual jeans market and wants to expand into men’s casual jeans. How can ABC’s managers determine whether the company should develop a men’s causal jeans division internally, ally with a men’s jeans maker, or acquire a jeans-making firm?

Chris and Pat are in the process of changing their company’s organizational structure to match its current situation. What would be the correct advice regarding the outcome of doing this?

ABC, Inc. has pursued a related diversification and is able to create a diversification premium because they:

Dan is a senior executive of ABC, Inc. Dan is also a board member at ABC, Inc.The board is chaired by Tim McNulty, the CEO of XYZ, Inc. According to this scenario, Tim McNulty