Corporateparenting is not having have direct contact with customers or suppliers but instead their main function is to manage thebusinessunits within the organization. The issue forcorporateparents is whether they: add value to the organization and givebusinessunits advantages that they would not otherwise have. Portfolio analysis is management views on its product lines and business units as a series of investments from which it expects a profitable return.

why Corporateparenting is not having have direct contact with customers or suppliers?