Exam 9: Corporate Strategy: Acquisitions, Alliances, and Networks

Adidas acquired Reebok because _____.

________,in which one partner takes partial ownership in the other partner,are less common than contractual,non-equity alliances because they often require larger investments.

A governance mechanism that falls under the category of non-equity alliances is Corporate Venture Capital (CVC)investments.

Which of the following is NOT considered as the benefit of horizontal integration?

_____ and ______ are frequently stepping stones toward full integration of the partner firms either through a merger or acquisition.

NUMMI,formed between GM and Toyota,was the first ______ in the U.S.automobile industry.

How does horizontal integration decrease competition? Please provide an example.

Weak ties usually allow for the transfer of tacit knowledge ONLY.

Hulu,owned by NBC,Fox,and ABC is an example of a(n)_______.

Which of the following is a key characteristic of weak ties?

_____ is a space where two organizations are connected to the same organization,but are not connected to one another.

Apple formed strategic alliances to challenge Amazon because it wanted to access critical complementary assets.

Joint venture alliances are where ___________ knowledge is exchanged.

Hewlett-Packard is known as having made _____ to create long-term partnerships with several smaller technology firms co-located in Silicon Valley.

Not all networks are successful.In the case of the global network Unisource,which grew to 25 telecom companies,what was the main cause of the demise of the network?

In a non-equity alliance,firms tend to share _____________ that can be codified.

A(n)______________ is the purchase or takeover of one company by another.

Equity alliances allow for the sharing of ______ that cannot be codified.

Firms would use strategic alliances to _____ in countries such as Saudi Arabia or China.

Give an example of how horizontal integration helps firms increase differentiation.