Exam 7: Making Strategic Alliancee and Networks Work

In international alliances,setting up a parallel and reciprocal relationship in the foreign partner's home country may decrease the incentives for both partners to cooperate.

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Question 21

Since firms act to enhance or protect their legitimacy,copying other reputable organizations is not a way to gain legitimacy.

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Question 22

A friend of yours stated: "I would never want to be dependent on an alliance.I prefer an acquisition so that everything would be under my control." How would you respond?

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Question 23

Decisions to form a strategic alliance are based primarily on resource-based considerations.

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Question 24

Underlying the decision to engage in cooperative interfirm relationships is

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Question 25

A lower level of ____contribution may indicate a firm's relative lack of commitment:

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Question 26

Examples of equity-based alliances include strategic investment.

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Question 27

After the initial set of opportunities are exploited and exhausted by the partners to a joint venture,they tend to seek out relationships with weak ties among a diverse set of players.

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Question 28

To protect against opportunism within an alliance relationship,a firm could minimize the threat by:

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Question 29

Which is not an advantage of strategic alliances and networks?

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Question 30

Acquisitions work well when the ratio of soft to hard assets is relatively high,whereas alliances may be preferred when such a ratio is low.

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Question 31

Weak ties in organizational relationships:

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Question 32

Objective,rather than subjective,measures are used to judge the performance of strategic alliances.

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Question 33

Three medical supply companies join together to bring a burn wound treatment to market more quickly.Their collaboration is a:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 34

Firm X and Firm Z become cross-shareholders,which means that they:

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Question 35

The performance of an alliance can probably be best measured

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Question 36

Like married individuals who work hard to stimulate and strengthen their ties,alliances require continuous nurturing.

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Question 37

As a type of relationship tie,exploitation refers to such things as:

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Question 38

Cooperation between rivals is usually suspected of being:

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Question 39

A non-JV,equity-based alliance can be regarded as two firms "getting married," but not having "children."

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In international alliances,setting up a parallel and reciprocal relationship in the foreign partner's home country may decrease the incentives for both partners to cooperate.

Since firms act to enhance or protect their legitimacy,copying other reputable organizations is not a way to gain legitimacy.

A friend of yours stated: "I would never want to be dependent on an alliance.I prefer an acquisition so that everything would be under my control." How would you respond?

Decisions to form a strategic alliance are based primarily on resource-based considerations.

Underlying the decision to engage in cooperative interfirm relationships is

A lower level of ____contribution may indicate a firm's relative lack of commitment:

Examples of equity-based alliances include strategic investment.

After the initial set of opportunities are exploited and exhausted by the partners to a joint venture,they tend to seek out relationships with weak ties among a diverse set of players.

To protect against opportunism within an alliance relationship,a firm could minimize the threat by:

Which is not an advantage of strategic alliances and networks?

Acquisitions work well when the ratio of soft to hard assets is relatively high,whereas alliances may be preferred when such a ratio is low.

Weak ties in organizational relationships:

Objective,rather than subjective,measures are used to judge the performance of strategic alliances.

Three medical supply companies join together to bring a burn wound treatment to market more quickly.Their collaboration is a:

Firm X and Firm Z become cross-shareholders,which means that they:

The performance of an alliance can probably be best measured

Like married individuals who work hard to stimulate and strengthen their ties,alliances require continuous nurturing.

As a type of relationship tie,exploitation refers to such things as:

Cooperation between rivals is usually suspected of being:

A non-JV,equity-based alliance can be regarded as two firms "getting married," but not having "children."

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Exam 7: Making Strategic Alliancee and Networks Work

In international alliances,setting up a parallel and reciprocal relationship in the foreign partner's home country may decrease the incentives for both partners to cooperate.

Since firms act to enhance or protect their legitimacy,copying other reputable organizations is not a way to gain legitimacy.

A friend of yours stated: "I would never want to be dependent on an alliance.I prefer an acquisition so that everything would be under my control." How would you respond?

​Decisions to form a strategic alliance are based primarily on resource-based considerations.

​Underlying the decision to engage in cooperative interfirm relationships is

A lower level of ____contribution may indicate a firm's relative lack of commitment:

Examples of equity-based alliances include strategic investment.

​After the initial set of opportunities are exploited and exhausted by the partners to a joint venture,they tend to seek out relationships with weak ties among a diverse set of players.

​To protect against opportunism within an alliance relationship,a firm could minimize the threat by:

Which is not an advantage of strategic alliances and networks?

​Acquisitions work well when the ratio of soft to hard assets is relatively high,whereas alliances may be preferred when such a ratio is low.

Weak ties in organizational relationships:

​Objective,rather than subjective,measures are used to judge the performance of strategic alliances.

​Three medical supply companies join together to bring a burn wound treatment to market more quickly.Their collaboration is a:

​Firm X and Firm Z become cross-shareholders,which means that they:

​The performance of an alliance can probably be best measured

​Like married individuals who work hard to stimulate and strengthen their ties,alliances require continuous nurturing.

As a type of relationship tie,exploitation refers to such things as:

Cooperation between rivals is usually suspected of being:

A non-JV,equity-based alliance can be regarded as two firms "getting married," but not having "children."

Strategizing Around the Globe

Managing Industry Competition

Leveraging Resources and Capabilities

Emphasizing Institutions, cultures, and Ethics

Growing and Internationalizingthe Entrepreneurial Firm

Entering Foreign Markets

Managing Global Competitive Dynamics

Diversifying, acquiring, and Restructuring

Strategizing, structuring, and Learningaround the World

Governing the Corporation Around the World

Strategizing With Corporate Social Responsibility

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Decisions to form a strategic alliance are based primarily on resource-based considerations.

Underlying the decision to engage in cooperative interfirm relationships is

After the initial set of opportunities are exploited and exhausted by the partners to a joint venture,they tend to seek out relationships with weak ties among a diverse set of players.

To protect against opportunism within an alliance relationship,a firm could minimize the threat by:

Acquisitions work well when the ratio of soft to hard assets is relatively high,whereas alliances may be preferred when such a ratio is low.

Objective,rather than subjective,measures are used to judge the performance of strategic alliances.

Three medical supply companies join together to bring a burn wound treatment to market more quickly.Their collaboration is a:

Firm X and Firm Z become cross-shareholders,which means that they:

The performance of an alliance can probably be best measured

Like married individuals who work hard to stimulate and strengthen their ties,alliances require continuous nurturing.