In the organization where you work, decision making and authority are spread down through the organizational chart. Your company has a _______ structure

Gerber primarily serves the baby food market. In choosing to focus on this market, Gerber is defining its competitive sphere on the basis of ________

A) vertical segmentation B) backward integration C) market segmentation D) diversification E) differentiation

Mergers may take place for all but which of the following reasons?

A) the philosophy that "bigness" is not "bad" B) a desire to increase competition in the relevant market C) tax credits for research and development D) economies of scale