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87.
Which of the following is an ineffective practice in alliance management?
88.
A consumer electronics company is in the process of evaluating whether it should pursue
an internal development strategy or an external growth strategy. To make this decision,
the management needs to assess whether the company's internal resources are superior
to those of competitors in the targeted area. Which of the following strategic management
models would be most useful in this assessment?
89.
When a firm does not have the resource required for pursuing a growth strategy, and if the
resource in question is not easily tradable, the implication for the strategist is most likely
to
90.
When should mergers and acquisitions (M&A) be considered the "buy" option for a
strategist trying to determine which corporate strategy to implement?
91.
Why did Pixar enter into a strategic alliance with Disney?
92.
Which of the following accurately describes a common difference between a merger and
an acquisition?
93.
What is horizontal integration?
94.
Horizontal integration through mergers and acquisitions can help firms strengthen their
competitive positions by increasing
95.
Medetect Inc. is a large firm involved in the highly competitive market of high-tech medical
equipment. In this market, smaller firms that focus on research are constantly making new
technological developments. Which of the following approaches would
best
serve the
needs of Medetect?
96.
Which of the following
best
explains why Disney showed superior post-merger integration
capabilities?
97.
Why did Quaker Oats Company's acquisition of Snapple fail?
98.
When entering new geographic markets, some governments, such as those of Saudi
Arabia and China, require that foreign firms have a local
99.
Luxura Inc. is a large cosmetics company that made an initial small investment in a start-
up company, GreenDream, that was developing an organic face lotion. This gave Luxura
controlling interests in the start-up company. However, GreenDream soon began to have
financial difficulties because of principal-agent problems. As a result, Luxura did not
invest in the next stage of development and pulled out of the company. This approach to
strategic alliance is referred to as a
100.
Which of the following is the
best
definition of a complementary asset?
101.
In 1984, GM and Toyota formed a joint venture called New United Motor Manufacturing
Inc. Each partner was motivated to learn new capabilities. This joint venture is an example
of
102.
Which of the following is a common drawback of a non-equity alliance?
103.
Which of the following is an example of explicit knowledge?
104.
Which of the following corresponds to the use of tacit knowledge?
105.
A candy company called SweetThings Inc. forms an agreement with another candy
company called Reverie Inc. Through this agreement, SweetThings owns 30 percent of
Reverie. However, Reverie does not own any part of SweetThings. This type of agreement
is called a(n)
106.
Which of the following statements is true about managing alliances-related tasks?
107.
Which of the following aspects of alliance management capability is paired with partner
selection?
108.
Which of the following examples describes the task of an alliance manager?
109.
In terms of the build-borrow-or-buy framework, a firm's internal resources are considered
to be relevant when they are
110.
Susan is a strategist for the firm, DigiVision Inc., which produces high-quality HD movie
cameras. This company needs a specific material for a new camera they are developing,
which is manufactured in large quantities by a competitor called Tech Resources Inc.
However, this material is difficult to trade for. Because of this, which of the following is
most
likely the best strategy for Susan to suggest?
