Greg is the CEO of a leading company in the consumer packaged goods industry. He is trying to grow his company for personal gain and wealth. However, Greg sees that his company has an opportunity to break into the chemical industry. He has decided to invest free cash flow into acquiring small chemical companies that have the potential for growth if funded properly. Shareholders are not happy. Their case for wanting to cease these actions is that Greg is practicing:

a. underdiversification.
b. overdiversification.
c. diversification.
d. segmentation.

b. overdiversification.

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A) shareholders and business partners. B) nature and future generations. C) society. D) non-stakeholders.

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