4. 广义笛卡尔积 (Extended Cartesian Product Extended Cartesian Product) z R – n目关系,k1个元组 z S – m目关系,k2个元组 z R×S – 列:(n+m)列的元组的集合 z 元组的前n列是关系R的一个元组 z 后m列是关系S的一个元组 – 行:k1×k2个元组
Corporate restructuring 1960s- Mergers of unrelated firms formed huge conglomerates 1980s-Investors purchased conglomerates and sold off the pieces as independent companies. 1990s- Strategic mergers of related firms to create synergies