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Fiat and Chrysler cooperated to produce a Fiat-designed car in Chrysler's Illinois factory.This is a(n) __________ alliance because it allows the firms to share resources and capabilities across multiple functions.


A) synergistic
B) opportunistic
C) horizontal
D) diversifying

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Of the four business-level cooperative strategies, the competition-reducing strategy has the lowest probability of creating a sustainable advantage.

A) True
B) False

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EllEx Enterprises is entering into a cooperative strategy with YRPA.In order to have the best chance of success, the managers of this strategy should concentrate equally on both tangible and intangible assets.

A) True
B) False

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Firms in slow-cycle markets often use strategic alliances to enter restricted markets or to establish a franchise in a new market.

A) True
B) False

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Explain which type of cooperative strategy a firm might want to use based upon the type of basic market situations (i.e., slow, standard, and fast cycles) in which it operates.

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For which of the following reasons are alliances in the airline industry unstable?


A) Unstable industries make for unstable alliances.
B) The potential for firms to take opportunistic actions is too widespread.
C) The industry is declining and profits are not sufficient to divide among alliance partners.
D) The alliances require cooperation among firms that must also compete with one another.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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A nonequity strategic alliance exists when:


A) two firms join together to create a new company.
B) two or more firms develop a contractual relationship to share some of their resources to create a competitive advantage.
C) two partners in an alliance own unequal shares in the combined entity.
D) the partners agree to sell bonds instead of stock in order to finance a new venture.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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In practice, the cost-minimization strategy can be more expensive than the opportunity-maximization strategy.Which of the following is a way in which the cost-minimization strategy is LESS expensive than the opportunity-maximization strategy?


A) Loss of unexpected opportunities
B) Cost of extensive monitoring mechanisms
C) Costs of writing detailed contracts
D) Prevention of opportunistic behavior by the partner(s)

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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DDD Partners, a U.S.business consulting firm is considering a cooperative alliance with an Indian business consulting firm that has a wide practice in the Middle East and Asia.DDD has some European clients, but it sees the Middle East and Asia as growth opportunities.It hopes to learn how to navigate the different cultures and business practices in this part of the world from its alliance with the Indian firm.DDD's greatest risk here is that the Indian firm will:


A) insist on excessively close monitoring of DDD's actions.
B) gain access to DDD's core competencies and use them to become a future competitor.
C) not fully share its intangible resources.
D) not make equivalent investments to the alliance as does DDD.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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In a cross-border alliance, the local partner is often a useful source of information about:


A) sources of capital.
B) the strengths of the foreign firm's technology.
C) market synergies.
D) long-term planning.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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One disadvantage of developing effective monitoring systems to manage a strategic alliance is that:


A) firms will have to accept greater risks.
B) trust will be eroded.
C) spontaneous opportunities are minimized.
D) power coalitions will still develop.

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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In free-market economies, __________ must decide how rivals can collaborate with their competitors without violating established regulations.


A) individual businesses
B) the government
C) consumers
D) the business community

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Tacit collusion tends to be least used as a business-level, competition-reducing strategy in highly concentrated industries such as airlines and breakfast cereals because it results in higher prices for consumers.

A) True
B) False

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Legitimately, a firm may pursue an international strategic alliance for all of the following reasons EXCEPT to:


A) enhance the compensation packages of top managers.
B) leverage core competencies in new markets.
C) operate within government restrictions in the local country.
D) escape limited domestic growth opportunities.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Firms develop a competitive advantage when they are able to develop corporate-level cooperative strategies and manage them in ways that are valuable, rare, imperfectly imitable, and nonsubstitutable.

A) True
B) False

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In some countries, the only legal way for foreign firms to invest in the country is through:


A) acquisitions.
B) mergers.
C) greenfield ventures.
D) strategic alliance with a local firm.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Tacit collusion is not necessarily illegal in the United States even though it results in higher prices for consumers.

A) True
B) False

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Fujitsu Siemens Computers is a legally independent company of which Fujitsu and Siemens each own 50 percent.This collaboration is an example of a(n) __________, which is effective at transferring __________.


A) nonequity strategic alliance; explicit knowledge
B) joint venture; tacit knowledge
C) joint venture; explicit knowledge
D) equity strategic alliance; tacit knowledge

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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The Renault Nissan alliance is an example of a __________ in that the firms seek to create economies of scope by sharing their resources and capabilities to develop manufacturing platforms that can be used to produce cars that will be either a Renault or a Nissan.


A) joint venture
B) synergistic alliance
C) horizontal complementary alliance
D) dynamic alliance network

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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A relatively young firm has developed a method of transferring photographic images of surface textures onto any type of hard surface.This potentially has a huge market in the home-decorating field as well as any market containing products with a hard surface that is typically painted, such as car bodies.The type of alliance partner this firm would be searching for would be one with:


A) low-cost labor production facilities in another country.
B) similar products that could help the firm establish economies of scale.
C) access to franchises in new markets.
D) excess resources for investing.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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