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31.
How did the strategic alliance between HP and DreamWorks Animation SKG affect HP?
32.
Which of the following is
not
a reason why firms enter alliances?
33.
Although long-standing enemies, Apple and IBM formed an alliance partnership. How did
this partnership benefit both Apple and IBM?
34.
One of the first new business apps resulting from the alliance of Apple and IBM will help
airline pilots determine the right amount of fuel to carry on a particular flight. This task not
only requires significant data analytics but also the need to display the information in an
easily understandable way so that pilots can digest it quickly when glancing on their iPad
in a cockpit prior to departure. Which of the following parts of this example will Apple be
responsible for?
35.
A drawback involved in using cross-border strategic alliances to enter new foreign markets
is that
36.
Which of the following summarizes the benefit of the strategic alliance between HP and
DreamWorks?
37.
Why did incumbent pharmaceutical firms enter into hundreds of strategic alliances with
biotech start-ups?
38.
A _____ is best described as an approach to strategic decision making that breaks down a
larger investment decision into a set of smaller decisions that are staged sequentially over
time.
39.
Terranova Autos Inc., a large automobile company, made an initial small investment in a
start-up company that was developing a solar-powered car. This gave Terranova Autos
controlling interests in the start-up company. However, Terranova Autos had no
obligations to make continued investments in the experiments of the start-up company. It
could invest in small amounts depending on the new product's success at each stage of its
development. If the product proved to be successful, Terranova Autos would have the right
to buy out the start-up company. This approach to strategic alliance is referred to as
40.
In 1990, Roche, a Swiss pharmaceutical company, initially invested $2.1 billion to purchase
a controlling interest in the biotech startup Genentech. In 2009, after witnessing the
success of Genentech's drug discovery and development projects, Roche spent $47 billion
to purchase the remaining minority interest in Genentech, making it a wholly owned
subsidiary. In terms of strategic alliances, this scenario best indicates
41.
How does taking a real-options perspective by entering strategic alliances help incumbent
firms?
42.
When North Autos Inc. wanted to sell its cars in the country of Balvia, it lacked access to
distribution channels and marketing expertise in the country. Thus, North Autos had to
enter into a strategic alliance with a local automobile company to get access to the foreign
partner's well-established distribution channels. Which of the following reasons for
entering into a strategic alliance is best illustrated in this scenario?
43.
When entering a foreign market, it is advisable for a new venture that has a core
competency only in R&D to form a strategic alliance with a local partner because
44.
_____ is best described as cooperation by competitors to achieve a strategic objective.
45.
_____ are best described as situations in which both partners in a strategic alliance are
motivated to form an alliance for learning, but the rate at which the firms learn may vary.
46.
In a strategic alliance, the firm that learns faster
47.
FR Pharmaceuticals Inc., BioCure Pharma Inc., and Regime Pharma Inc. are three rival
firms who have set up an alliance to conduct research and find a cure for cancer. They
have made almost equal contributions to the research, and they also share their expertise
with each other. However, the three firms will continue to behave as competitors in
markets for other drugs and vaccines. What is this arrangement best referred to as?
48.
New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI), formed between General Motors (GM)
and Toyota in 1984 was the first _____ in the U.S. automobile industry.
49.
Comfort Shoes Inc. and InStep Shoes Inc., two competing shoe brands, entered into a
strategic alliance to study and acquire each other competencies. Comfort Shoes entered
the strategic alliance to acquire the production system pioneered by InStep Shoes.
Similarly, InStep Shoes agreed to the strategic alliance to study the designing process of
Comfort Shoes. However, Comfort Shoes was more successful and faster than InStep
Shoes in accomplishing its alliance goal. What does this scenario best illustrate?
50.
With regard to New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI), why did General Motors
(GM) enter into a strategic alliance with Toyota?
51.
In the New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) joint venture, why did Toyota enter
into a strategic alliance with General Motors (GM)?
52.
A(n) _____ occurs when firms enter into a partnership based on contractual agreements,
which results in vertical strategic alliances that connect different parts of the industry
value chain.
53.
Supply, distribution, and licensing contractual agreements between firms, which result in
vertical strategic alliances, are all examples of
54.
In a non-equity alliance, which of the following types of information would firms most
likely share?
55.
Which of the following statements is true of explicit knowledge?
56.
_____ are best described as contractual alliances in which the participants regularly
exchange codified knowledge.
57.
Amiware Inc., a manufacturer of ceramic cookware, has entered into a contractual
agreement with Micoware Inc. The agreement involves vertical strategic alliances
connecting different parts of the industry value chain. This arrangement between the two
companies best illustrates a(n)
