$8$:$4045$G: $83)$ Retrenching to a narrower diversification base

a$.$ has the advantage of enabling a company to strive for better long$-$term performance by concentrating on building strong positions in a small number of core businesses and industries and avoiding the mistake of diversifying so broadly that resources and management attention are stretched thinly across many businesses.

b$.$ is usually the most attractive long$-$run strategy for a broadly diversified company confronted with recession or a slow$-$ growing economy, high or rising interest rates, mounting competitive pressures in several of its businesses, and onerous and costly government regulations.

c$.$is usually the best strategy option for a broadly diversified company that is plagued with too little cross$-$business tinancial fit Se$.$

d$.$is a highly recommended strategic option for broadly diversified companies that have few competitively valuable resources$/$capabilities and are struggling to capture both economies of scale and economies of scope in their present businesses.

e$.$ is a particularly appealing strategy for broadly diversified companies that have too few cash cow businesses to cover the losses and negative cash flows being incurred in its cash hog businesses.