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Keywords:
Unrelated,
Diversified,
Subsidiaries,
Seemingly,
Divisions
A corporation consisting of several companies in different businesses. Such...
Widely differing businesses grouped together as subsidiaries of a ‘parent' company.
A company that has many business activities and is not confined to one type or sector of business.
A company that has many different unrelated businesses.... more on: Conglomerate
A firm engaged in two or more unrelated businesses.
A diversified firm whose operations in various divisions or subsidiaries are unrelated to each other.
This name is derived from the Latin - conglomratu - which means to gather or group together. Economists use the term to refer to various companies in diversified businesses.
A business organization generally consisting of a holding company and group of subsidiaries engaged in dissimilar activities. Usually, a conglomerate expands though mergers or takeovers of other independent companies.
a corporation that owns many companies in different businesses
a firm engaged in more than one line of business, one of which is media
a firm that is in a lot of different kinds of businesses that are not media businesses
a large company that consists of divisions of often seemingly unrelated business es
a large company that consists of divisions ofseemingly unrelated businesses
A business that is comprised of two or more distinct operating segments or divisions, each of which is a material component of the overall operations.
A giant corporation made up of many companies, e.g. a holding company and many subsidiaries.
A combination of businesses, in different commercial areas, all of which are owned by one holding company.
A large group of businesses that are held toegher in a single corporate structure by cross-share-holdings. The businesses within a conglomerate cover a wide range of unrelated industries.
A large company with many divisions, increasingly common in children's publishing.
A corporation that has diversified its operations usually by acquiring enterprises in widely varied industries.
a group of seemly unrelated types of business which are controlled to varying degrees by a central management group. Page 74
A company directly or indirectly operating in a variety of industries, usually unrelated to each other. Conglomerates often acquire outside companies through the exchange of their own shares for the shares of the majority owners of the outside companies.
A diversified corporation.
A conglomerate is a large company that consists of divisions of often seemingly unrelated businesses.
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