Which of the following is not a major consideration in evaluating the pluses and minuses of a diversified company's? a. checking whether the company’s resources fit the requirements of its present business lineupb. scrutinizing each industry/business to determine where driving forces are strongest/weakest and how many profitable strategic groups the company has diversified intoc. ranking the performance prospects of the various businesses from best to worst and determining what the corporate parent’s priorities should be in allocating resources to its different businessesd. checking the competitive advantage potential of cross-business strategic fitse. assessing the competitive strength of each business the company has diversified into and determining which ones are strong/weak contenders in their respective industries.

b. Scrutinizing each industry/business to determine where driving forces are strongest/weakest and how many profitable strategic groups the company has diversified into

Explanation:

A company shall have its own diversified business, but to evaluate the business, there is no requirement to scrutinize its each industry or business, to determine where the sources are most powerful or most weak, as will not impact the benefits or losses due to company's diversified business.

All of the remaining statements provided are in consideration to evaluation of company's perks and losses due to its diversified transaction.

Therefore, correct option is

b. Scrutinizing each industry/business to determine where driving forces are strongest/weakest and how many profitable strategic groups the company has diversified into

a) both were commissioned explorers