Apple computer's "smart team" is an example of a firm that succeeded by: encouraging each manager to focus on a well defined area of the business and build his own specialized department. bringing together a group of talented and experienced managers to conceive, develop, and market products. emphasizing a low price and low cost strategy right from the beginning. assembling a group of employees whose inexperience was a plus, because they did not come with the baggage and institutional ideas of larger companies.

Tl & co. is following a related-linked diversification strategy, and soar inc. is following a related-constrained diversification strategy. how do the two firms differ from each other? a. soar inc. generates 70 percent of its revenues from its primary business, while tl & co. generates only 10 percent of its revenues from its primary business. b. soar inc. pursues a backward diversification strategy, while tl & co. pursues a forward diversification strategy. c. tl & co. will share fewer common competencies and resources between its various businesses when compared to soar inc. d. tl & co. pursues a differentiation strategy, and soar inc. pursues a cost-leadership strategy, to gain a competitive advantage.