B. nations where there is a dramatic upsurge in either inflation rates or private-sector debt. acquisition. There is nothing as trust between the firm and its suppliers in strategic alliances. D. seek companies only from similar national cultures. D. Turnkey contracts, The main advantage of _____ is that it gives the firm a much greater ability to build the kind of True False, . D. Exporting; licensing, If a service firm wants to build a global presence quickly and at a relatively low cost and risk, it True False, To maximize the learning benefits of an alliance, a firm must try to learn from its partner and then apply the knowledge within its own organization. D. Battery, Stylink Inc. and Plateus Inc. formed an alliance to create and own a legally independent company. A. Turnkey contracts C. Structured transfer agreements It does not help firms that lack capital to develop operations overseas. In strategic alliances, companies may choose to cooperate at any stage along the value chain. C. screen the foreign enterprise to be acquired. 50/50 D. Firm risks giving away technological know-how and market access to its alliance partner. D. Strategic alliances, while beneficial to firms, make the establishment of technological An equity alliance Strategic alliances, while they have many benefits, do not allow firms to share the fixed costs of developing new products or processes. Victor Corp., a high-end mobile manufacturer that targets business people, decides to increase its customer base. entrant to capture first-mover advantages. entering the market via acquisitions. 2003-2023 Chegg Inc. All rights reserved. C. greenfield investment, The most typical joint venture is a _____ venture. B. C. It helps a firm achieve experience curve and location economies. curve and location economies. C. A distribution agreement C. A turnkey strategy is particularly useful where FDI is limited by host-government regulations. B. relational assets WebWhich of the following is true of strategic alliances? A. wholly owned subsidiary }\\ C. They are known as strategic alliances whether or not they have the potential to affect a firm's competitive advantage. C. A distribution agreement D. The firm is deprived of the knowledge of the host country's competitive conditions, culture, language, etc. D. It increases a firm's ability to utilize a coordinated strategy. B. They sign a contract that specifies the tasks of each party in alliance. 8.00\% & 1.083277 & 1.082999 & 1.082432 & 1.377079 & 1.375666 & 1.372785\\ B. franchising a They are a way to bring together complementary skills and assets that both companies O b Important technological know-how and market access will have to be given away (shared) with its alliance partner, and this can pose a risk. It avoids the often substantial costs of establishing manufacturing operations in the host Chemical, pharmaceutical, and metal refining A. Which of the following is likely to be true in this case? A. a firm entering into a turnkey project with a foreign enterprise, inadvertently creating a A. D. Contractual safeguards, _____ refers to the building of interpersonal relationships between the firms' managers in a In this case, the relationship between the two firms is based primarily on _____. Small-scale entry is a way to gather information about a foreign market before deciding whether to enter on a significant scale. C. pioneering costs D. wholly owned subsidiaries. Through this measure, J.L. A. licensing contract An organization wants to form a strategic alliance with another firm. D. A contractual alliance, Borpon Inc. and Biocolog Corp. are well-established biotechnology companies. Under a(n) _____ agreement, a firm might license some valuable intangible property to a foreign Strategic alliances usually lead to one of the firms losing their relational advantage. He knows that some of his friends have driven to his house, but he doesn't pay much attention to whether or not they are drinking. What is the effective annual yield? B. collateral bonds Through these measures, Pharmax seeks to primarily achieve _____. A. Hold-up C. intangible property It does not give a firm the tight control over strategy that is required for realizing experience A strategic alliance is an arrangement between two companies to undertake a mutually beneficial project while each retains its independence. C. It is required if a firm is trying to realize location and experience curve economies. They enter into a strategic alliance in which they create and own a legally independent company. O 2) 3) Strategic alliances are not associated with any form of relationship management. C. turnkey contracts; exporting B. C. The parent firms share revenues and expenses in a particular ratio. C. They limit the entry of firms into foreign markets. A. B. make it easy for later entrants to win business. B. Strategic alliances exclude functions that are bought through bidding. b)Strategic alliances usually lead to one of the firms losing its relational advantage. A firm is relieved of many of the costs and risks of opening a foreign market on its own. It does not give a firm the tight control over strategy that is required for realizing experience D. Licensing agreements. True False, The main advantage of greenfield investment is that it gives the firm a much greater ability to build the kind of subsidiary company that it wants. C. A distribution agreement According to the _____, top managers typically overestimate their ability to create value from an acquisition. C. faces less trade barriers. A turnkey strategy can be more risky than conventional FDI. C. Strategic alliances Which of the following is likely to be the primary value created by this alliance? C. construction If a firm's core competency is based on control over proprietary technological know-how, _____ foreign market. B. licensing D. Dispute clauses, Teal Inc., forms a strategic alliance with White Corp. A. A. licensing; joint-venture \end{array} Other things being equal, the benefit-cost-risk trade-off is likely to be most favorable in: An equity alliance Firms benefit from a local partner's knowledge of the host country's competitive conditions. In strategic alliances, the firm-supplier relationship remains market mediated and terminable if the supplier fails to perform. A. Nate, the operations head, suggests extending the prospects by looking outside their usual network. approach international expansion? B. joint ventures. Drew's Cafe Inc. and Cuppa Corp., two local coffee chains, combine resources to enter the global market. D. It is particularly useful where FDI is limited by host-government regulations. A. C. Fin Inc., which produces the compressors used in Hues air conditioners Combining unique resources along different stages of the value chain \text{AMOUNT PER \$1.00 INVESTED, DAILY, MONTHLY, AND QUARTERLY COMPOUNDING} WebWhich of the following statements is true of strategic alliances? There is a clash between the cultures of the acquired and the acquiring firms. How much direct labor should be debited to Work in Process? An advantage of _____ with a local partner is the knowledge of the local environment that the local 4) A company that. B. A. A. joint ventures B. licensing agreements C. greenfield investments D. turnkey projects, . Which of the following statements is true of turnkey projects? This is an example of: competitor. a They are a way to bring together complementary skills and assets that both companies O b Important technological know-how and market access will have to be given away (shared) with its alliance partner, and this can pose a risk. A profit alliance B. An equity alliance In order to accommodate these factors, they decide to start a legally independent firm. A. Greenfield investments B. C. turnkey project }\\ True False, An alliance is a way to bring together complementary skills and assets that neither company could easily develop on its own. Residual rights clauses C . B. joint venture C. operational assets B. True False True B. True False, Franchising enables a firm to quickly build a global presence. C. make it difficult for later entrants to win business. B. It guarantees consistent product quality. The firm does not have to bear the development costs and risks associated with opening a B. pioneering costs. B. Pooling similar resources D. Battery, _____ occurs when one partner in an alliance creates false expectations about the resources it brings to the relationship or fails to deliver what it originally promised. Strategic alliances exclude functions that are bought through bidding. Inc., a manufacturing company, develops manuals that include tools for making a business case, a partner-evaluation form, a negotiations template outlining the roles and responsibilities of different departments, and a list of ways to measure the performance of collaborating partners. D. diseconomies of scope. A. integrated licensing D. 10/90. D. A horizontal alliance, Two organizations, Purple Inc. and Spring Corp., are positioned at a common stage of the value chain. c)Strategic alliances exclude functions that are bought through bidding. A horizontal alliance WebWhich of the following statements is true of strategic alliances? C. Under which circumstances Teal or White can exit the alliance C. pioneering costs may switch to a _____ to handle local marketing, sales, and service. The fixed costs and associated risks of developing new products or processes are borne by By its very nature, _____ limits a firm's ability to utilize a coordinated strategy. A. exporting B. licensing C. franchising D. turnkey projects, Turnkey projects are most common in which of the following industries? In a(n) _____, the contractor agrees to handle every detail of the project for a foreign client. B. joint venture D. give later entrants a cost advantage over early entrants. standpoint. B. B. This encourages the supplier to align its incentives with Velara's needs. A. integrated licensing B. chartering C. franchising D. cross-licensing, Cross-licensing agreements are increasingly common in the _____ industries. 4) A company that. B. It is a time-consuming process and takes a lot of time to execute. True False, By its very nature, licensing increases a firm's ability to utilize a coordinated strategy. D. Creation of innovative products at lower costs than other firms, B. D. Interdependence between the two firms is not likely to be low. A. fresh fruit, grain, and meat products B. chemical, pharmaceutical, and metal refining C. consumer durables, computer peripherals, and automotive parts D. apparel, shoes, and leather products, B. chemical, pharmaceutical, and metal refining. C. A selling alliance A. However, Sands brings more resources to the new firm than the other partner. product are capitalizing on: D. developing nations where speculative financial bubbles have led to excess borrowing. Fresh fruit, grain, and meat products Strategic alliances exclude functions that are bought through bidding. A firm that enters long-term alliances is expanding its strategic flexibility by committing to its alliance partners. Strategic alliances, while they have many benefits, do not allow firms to share the fixed costs of developing new products or processes. Web1) Strategic alliances are commonly found in markets where there is a pure competition market structure. True False, Cross-licensing agreements can be used to formalize arrangements to swap skills and technology in a strategic alliance. C. Dispute resolution clauses B. Which of the following is being exemplified in this scenario? B. C. They are known as strategic alliances whether or not they have the potential to affect a firm's competitive advantage. Weba) In strategic alliances, companies may choose to cooperate at any stage along the value chain. Spade's resources help the organization increase productivity, which results in increased sales and profits. B. It helps a firm avoid the development costs associated with opening a foreign market. WebIn strategic alliances, the power to make decisions is always evenly distributed amidst the firms. of developing new products or processes. D. franchising, If a firm is trying to enter a market where there are already well-established companies, and where 3. Which of the following strategic alliances is adopted by Borpon and Biocolog? D. a firm selling its process technology through franchisees in different countries. WebUnlike joint ventures, strategic alliances require the firm to bear all the costs and risks of foreign expansion. D. Strategic alliances usually lead to In strategic alliances, companies may choose to cooperate at any stage along the value chain. C. a country subsequently proving to be a major market for the output of the process that has been exported. B. This is an example of: A. a firm entering into a turnkey project with a foreign enterprise, inadvertently creating a competitor. A vertical alliance country. A. B. joint ventures Which category of issues does the second clause address? B. A. _____ refer to cooperative agreements between potential or actual competitors. D. hubris hypothesis. True False, The value an international business creates in a foreign market depends on the suitability of its product offering to that market and the nature of indigenous competition. A. organized alliance-management knowledge the business opportunities for companies in the developing country. A. Hold-up Which of the following is true of establishing greenfield venture in a foreign country? A strategic alliance is an agreement between two firms to collaborate on a mutually advantageous initiative while maintaining each company's independence. Joint ventures give a firm a tight control over subsidiaries that it might need to realize D. franchising. It gives a firm the tight control over manufacturing, marketing, and strategy. In strategic alliances, companies may choose to cooperate at any stage along the value chain. 4. However, Stylink tried to exploit the alliance-specific investments made by Plateus. A firm is relieved of many of the costs and risks of opening a foreign market on its own. A disadvantage of _____ is that the firm that enters into such an arrangement will have no long-. Which of the following statements is likely to strengthen Marcel's argument? Which of the following is true of wholly owned subsidiaries? D. a firm selling its process technology through franchisees in different countries. 7.50\% & 1.077875 & 1.077632 & 1.077135 & 1.349817 & 1.348599 & 1.346114\\ B. licensing contracts D. licensing, _____ allow a firm to rapidly build its presence in the target foreign market. How intellectual property will be shared by Teal and White B. greenfield investment To increase the potential for a successful acquisition, a firm should: A. always bid low to allow for partial failure. C. greenfield investment B. C. Takeovers Which of the following is a disadvantage of licensing? An air conditioner manufacturer, Hues Corp., decides to form a strategic alliance with a firm to source components that make up the highest percentage of total costs. revenue and profit prospects. It allows individual companies to achieve more A. top management staff B. USP C. advertisements D. brand name, Most service firms have found that _____ with local partners work best for controlling subsidiaries. whether to enter on a significant scale. A. Modularization while it has the Skip to document Ask an Expert Sign inRegister Sign inRegister Home Ask an ExpertNew \end{array} A. transportation B. high-technology C. construction D. consumer durables, _____ is pursued primarily by manufacturing firms and _____ is employed primarily by service firms. A. A. C. turnkey operation It guarantees consistent product quality. B. He gathers the alcohol left over from his parents' New Year's party and decides to throw a party at his house on a Saturday night when his parents are out of town. True False, A small-scale entrant is more likely than a large-scale entrant to capture first-mover advantages associated with demand preemption, scale economies, and switching costs. \text{Standard direct labor per bicycle}&\text{2 hrs. B. A. chartering B. exporting C. a turnkey strategy D. franchising. A. licensing agreements C. A turnkey strategy is particularly useful where FDI is limited by host-government regulations. It allows individual companies to achieve more C. In strategic alliances, companies may choose to cooperate at any stage along the value chain. A. first-mover advantages. WebUnlike joint ventures, strategic alliances require the firm to bear all the costs and risks of foreign expansion. Which of the following suppliers is it most likely to choose as a partner? 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