1. AT&T is a telecommunications company (phone, internet, mobile, television, satellite) which announced its intent to acquire Time Warner. Time Warner is a media company. This is what kind of acquisition?
a) Unrelated
b) Vertical
c) Matrix
d) Horizontal
2. The Department of Justice is moving to block AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner. This is surprising given prior precedent. This indicates a possible shift in the business environment in terms of this factor:
a) Political/Legal/Regulatory
b) Economic
c) Sociocultural
d) Techological