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To determine: The ways used by firms in BCG model for portfolio analysis in planning for their SBUs.
Introduction: Portfolio analysis is a management tool that is basically used for evaluating company’s business mix. This helps to assess the company’s potential in strategic business units. The BCG growth is a matrix through which a firm can analyze its different SBU portfolio and products.
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