C. Firms outside the network widen the scope of research solutions. 4. True False, An advantage of turnkey projects is that the firm that enters into a turnkey deal will have no long-term interest in the foreign country. It guarantees consistent product quality. D. Strategic alliances usually lead to B. True False, Cross-licensing agreements can be used to formalize arrangements to swap skills and technology in a strategic alliance. easily develop on its own. WebA drawback involved in using cross-border strategic alliances to enter new foreign markets is that: some of the firm's proprietary know-how may be appropriated by the foreign partner The Mansion Hotel Group purchased Red Brick Hotels for an estimated value of $120 billion. In the first clause, they specify how decisions will be made, how profits will be split, and how disputes will be resolved. A wholly owned subsidiary is appropriate when the firm wants: It the most feasible entry mode due to the political considerations. Which of the following is true of exporting? A firm is relieved of many of the costs and risks of opening a foreign market on its own. Joint ventures with local partners do not face any risk of being subject to nationalization or Strategic alliances can make entry into a foreign market difficult. C. goodwill trust An advantage of _____ with a local partner is the knowledge of the local environment that the local True False, Contractual safeguards cannot be written into an alliance agreement to guard against the risk of opportunism by a partner. Stefan, another friend, leaves with Abby to get a ride home. B. Cross-licensing agreements D. They suggest that companies should use the entry of foreign multinationals as an opportunity A. organized alliance-management knowledge It is the best choice if lower-cost manufacturing locations are available abroad. Foreign franchises controlled by joint ventures The firm does not have to bear the development costs and risks associated with opening a Is it fair to hold Lance responsible in either situation? It avoids the often substantial costs of establishing manufacturing operations in the host partner, but in addition to a royalty payment, the firm might also request that the foreign partner A. Firm risks giving away technological know-how and market access to its alliance partner. technological know-how, which of the following entry strategy is best? It tends to involve more short-term commitments than licensing. WebQuestion: QUESTION 13 Which of the following statements is true of strategic alliances? D. 10/90. Drew's Cafe Inc. and Cuppa Corp., two local coffee chains, combine resources to enter the global market. D. New partners bring in unique skills that add value to the product. with a subsequent large-scale entry. B. D. wholly owned subsidiary contracts, Firms entering a market via a _____ must bear all the costs and risks associated with the venture. A. joint venture other forms of adverse government interference. Stefan and the driver of the other car are seriously injured. Strategic alliances are not as commonplace today as they were two decades ago. C. the firm wants a plant that is ready to operate. C. Subsidiaries C. franchising 1. Hoschild Bicycle Company manufactures bicycles. C. economies of scale. firm's exposure to that market. Residual rights clauses D. Turnkey contracts, The main advantage of _____ is that it gives the firm a much greater ability to build the kind of Strategic alliances exclude functions that are bought through bidding. WebQuestion: QUESTION 13 Which of the following statements is true of strategic alliances? D. The dependency level between partners is low. C. By sharing only the technology of the firm, not the patents and copyrighted information. D. It improves the firm's ability to take profits out of one country to support competitive attacks in another. B. joint venture A. always bid low to allow for partial failure. B. Firm risks giving away technological know-how and market access to its alliance partner. Which category of issues does the second clause address? C. Wholly owned subsidiaries D. turnkey contacts, The valuable asset of firms, whose competitive advantage is based on management know-how, is D. reputation, J.L. In their contract, they specify how governance issues, operating issues, and termination issues would be resolved. C. low transaction costs 2003-2023 Chegg Inc. All rights reserved. curve and location economies. Strategic alliances usually lead to one of the firms losing their relational advantage. A. B. try to acquire a firm with a very different corporate culture so there is no forced "overlap." True False, A strategic commitment can be reversed by the top management according to their convenience. Firms within the network prevent against opportunism. B. nations where there is a dramatic upsurge in either inflation rates or private-sector debt. In strategic alliances, the power to make decisions is always evenly distributed amidst the firms. True False, A good ally will expropriate the firm's technological know-how while giving away little in return. 8.50\% & 1.088706 & 1.088390 & 1.087747 & 1.404891 & 1.403264 & 1.399951\\ D. Turnkey contracts, For a company whose core competency is management know-how, which entry mode would be A. A. of developing new products or processes. A. to share the cost and risk of developing a foreign market. WebStrategic alliances refer to cooperative agreements between potential or actual competitors. 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A. D. greenfield strategy. It helps a firm avoid the development costs associated with opening a foreign market. C. wholly owned subsidiaries B. training of operating personnel. Drew's Cafe Inc. and Cuppa Corp., two local coffee chains, combine resources to enter the global market. How much direct labor should be debited to Work in Process? A. turnkey B. licensing C. greenfield D. acquisition, Patents, inventions, formulas, processes, designs, copyrights, and trademarks are all forms of _____. A. B. Which of the following statements is true of strategic alliances? B. licensing contracts He partners with Loumang Inc., a fabric manufacturing company, to develop certain customized inputs. A. lower research and development costs and marketing costs than other firms B. ability to preempt rivals and capture demand by establishing a strong brand name C. ability to capitalize on the work done by other firms D. creation of innovative products at lower costs than other firms, B. ability to preempt rivals and capture demand by establishing a strong brand name, Switching costs: A. drive early entrants out of the market. Strategic alliances usually lead to one of the firms losing their relational advantage. A. B. Strategic alliances bring together complementary skills and assets from each partner. C. acquisitions Which of the following is being exemplified in this scenario? C. a turnkey strategy competitor. B. A. protect their procedures and technologies. Alliance partnerships Joint ventures give a firm a tight control over subsidiaries that it might need to realize B. A. joint ventures C. Fin Inc., which produces the compressors used in Hues air conditioners It the most feasible entry mode due to the political considerations. 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. WebFor a strategic alliance, firms should seek partners that are: a.willing to share costs and risks of new-product development.b.known for being opportunistic.c.similar when it comes to capabilities.d.radically different when it comes to strategic A. joint ventures B. licensing agreements C. greenfield investments D. turnkey projects, . It does not help firms that lack capital to develop operations overseas. To increase the potential for a successful acquisition, a firm should: A. always bid low to allow for partial failure. C. Structured transfer agreements A. C. A distribution agreement them. revenue and profit prospects. A. They retain their individual ownership; however, they agree to share production facilities and manpower, and they also decide to market their products through combined promotional tools. C. In strategic alliances, companies may choose to cooperate at any stage along the value chain. 8.00\% & 1.083277 & 1.082999 & 1.082432 & 1.377079 & 1.375666 & 1.372785\\ 4) A company that. B. There is nothing as trust between the firm and its suppliers in strategic alliances. Nate, the operations head, suggests extending the prospects by looking outside their usual network. d)In strategic. A. joint venture B. b. C. It guarantees consistent product quality and achieves experience curve and location economies. A vertical alliance Through this measure, J.L. A. D. A profit agreement, Velara Inc., a healthcare company, owns 35% stake in the firm that supplies most of its raw materials. True False False An alliance is a way to bring together complementary skills and assets that neither company could easily develop on its own. D. Noncompete clauses, Spade Investments Corp. owns a financial stake in Loisa Inc., a manufacturing company. B. B. wholly owned subsidiary What is the effective annual yield? A profit alliance Which of the following statements is true about firms in a joint venture? Strategic alliances, while they have many benefits, do not allow firms to share the fixed costs of developing new products or processes. Hold majority ownership in the venture so that the firm has greater control over the technology. A firm is relieved of many of the costs and risks of opening a foreign market on its own. Licensing agreements C. a country subsequently proving to be a major market for the output of the process that has been exported. Early entrants to a market that are able to create switching costs that tie the customer to the A. Strategic alliances bring together complementary skills and assets from each partner. In strategic alliances, the firm-supplier relationship remains market mediated and terminable if the supplier fails to perform. There is a clash between the cultures of the acquired and the acquiring firms. C. Bondage The arrangement is less complicated and less enforceable than a joint venture, in which two firms combine their resources to form a new company organization. Hold majority ownership in the venture so that the firm has greater control over the technology. A. first-mover advantages. C. It helps a firm achieve experience curve and location economies. Firms within the network could result in inbreeding of ideas. D. developing nations where speculative financial bubbles have led to excess borrowing. B. nations where there is a dramatic upsurge in either inflation rates or private-sector debt. C. They suggest turnkey operations that allow for a rapid startup. A. organized alliance-management knowledge B. diseconomies of scale to learn from these competitors by benchmarking their operations and performance against involvement. 100 percent of the profits generated in a foreign market. So, Zeal Inc. enters into strategic alliance with Chrome Corp., a leading e-publisher. The alliance between the two firms is an example of _____. Which of the following is an advantage of franchising? 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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. country. D. 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. C. intervention and accountability The costs of promoting and establishing a product offering when a firm enters a foreign market Which of the following statements about small-scale entry is true? 2. 7.25\% & 1.075185 & 1.074958 & 1.074495 & 1.336389 & 1.335261 & 1.332961\\ A. scale economies and _____ arrangements should be avoided if possible to minimize the risk of losing control over D. wholly owned subsidiaries. B. Misrepresentation 2. Which of the following is being exemplified in this case? C. Takeovers By sharing only the technology that is central to the core competence of the firm. B. provides the ability to achieve experience curve and location economies. _____. It is a time-consuming process and takes a lot of time to execute. C. They are always focused on joining the same value chain activities. 4. C. A turnkey strategy is particularly useful where FDI is limited by host-government regulations. B. Gray helps design products that change how Victor is perceived by young customers. D. A contractual alliance, Borpon Inc. and Biocolog Corp. are well-established biotechnology companies. A. chartering B. exporting C. a turnkey strategy D. franchising. WebFor a strategic alliance, firms should seek partners that are: a.willing to share costs and risks of new-product development.b.known for being opportunistic.c.similar when it comes to capabilities.d.radically different when it comes to strategic Small-scale entry is a way to gather information about a foreign market before deciding entrant to capture first-mover advantages. C. joint ventures A. What is the primary advantage of licensing? Joint venture is not a type of strategic alliances. Which of the following statements is true of turnkey projects? D. hubris hypothesis. True False, The costs and risks associated with doing business in a foreign country are typically high in an economically advanced and politically stable democratic nation. The firm does not have to bear the development costs and risks associated with opening a True False, Large strategic commitments increase strategic flexibility. A firm that enters long-term alliances is expanding its strategic flexibility by committing to its alliance partners. Together, they create a line of clothes using organic dye and fabric made from pure cotton. There is little incentive for the franchisee to build a profitable operation as quickly as possible. WebWhich of the following is true of strategic alliances? C. The parent firms share revenues and expenses in a particular ratio. B. licensing agreements A. a firm entering into a turnkey project with a foreign enterprise, inadvertently creating a B. make it easy for later entrants to win business. They enter into a strategic alliance in which they create and own a legally independent company. A nonequity alliance This is sometimes referred to as ____. C. It avoids the often substantial costs of establishing manufacturing operations in the host It is the least expensive method of serving a foreign market from a capital investment standpoint. A. licensing contract C. wholly owned subsidiary What is Bartlett and Ghoshal's perspective on how firms from developing countries should C. It cannot be used when a firm possesses some intangible property that might have business B. D. Den Corp., which produces the designer vents for Hues that come in different colors, Crimson Corp., a painting unit, collaborates with a car manufacturing company. In strategic alliances, companies may choose to cooperate at any stage along the value chain. C. 75/25 Lance is a 161616 -year-old high school junior. The costs and risks associated with doing business in a foreign country are typically: A. low in an economically advanced nation. B. }\\ According to the _____, top managers typically overestimate their ability to create value from an 50/50 D. The firm has to bear the development costs and risks associated with opening a foreign market. b)Strategic alliances usually lead to one of the firms losing its relational advantage. a potential application itself. B. pioneering costs. advantages associated with _____. B. strategic alliances B. a vertical alliance B. B. A. It cannot contribute the same level of financial resources, although it can contribute an extensive level of knowledge. Weba) In strategic alliances, companies may choose to cooperate at any stage along the value chain. Drew's Cafe Inc. and Cuppa Corp., two local coffee chains, combine resources to enter the global market. Which of the following statements about franchising is true? The firms contribute knowledge but each performs its roles separately. A. joint ventures B. licensing C. wholly owned subsidiaries D. turnkey contacts, The valuable asset of firms, whose competitive advantage is based on management know-how, is their _____. 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Firms benefit from a local partner's knowledge of the host country's competitive conditions. Web1) Strategic alliances are commonly found in markets where there is a pure competition market structure. According to the _____, top managers typically overestimate their ability to create value from an acquisition. 1. c)Strategic alliances exclude functions that are bought through bidding. A. C. Bondage _____ are the advantages associated with entering a market early. B. The two firms are likely to seek a joint venture through the collaboration. WebWhich of the following statements is true about strategic alliances with suppliers? They enable firms to achieve goals faster, but at higher costs. c)Strategic alliances exclude functions that are bought through bidding. 50/50 B. B. WebWhich of the following statements is true about strategic alliances with suppliers? A. 1. Firms entering markets where there are no incumbent competitors to be acquired should choose D. Exporting; licensing, If a service firm wants to build a global presence quickly and at a relatively low cost and risk, it A firm is relieved of many of the costs and risks of opening a foreign market on its own. There is a clash between the cultures of the acquired and the acquiring firms. C. faces less trade barriers. D. a firm selling its process technology through franchisees in different countries. C. Strategic alliances allow firms to bring together complementary skills and assets that neither A. turnkey contracts The relationship between the two firms is likely to be supported by equity investments. B. There is nothing as trust between the firm and its suppliers in strategic alliances. B. greenfield investment Which of the following statements is true about strategic alliances? The choice of which markets to enter should be driven by an assessment of relative long-run growth and profit potential. 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A strategic alliance is an agreement between two businesses to work together on a project that will benefit both parties while maintaining their individual freedom. It tends to involve more short-term commitments than licensing. A. The alliance is formed to combine unique resources and lower transaction costs. A. D. In many cases, firms make acquisitions to preempt their competitors. True False, Brand names are generally well-protected by international laws pertaining to trademarks. Firms engaging in a _____ with a local company can benefit from a local partner's knowledge of D. Firm risks giving away technological know-how and market access to its alliance partner. A. may switch to a _____ to handle local marketing, sales, and service. D. promotional development costs, A large-scale entrant is more likely than a small-scale entrant to be able to capture first-mover Which of the following is being exemplified in this case? C. make it difficult for later entrants to win business. Identify the firm that is using an arm's-length relationship to establish a strategic alliance. A strategic alliance is an agreement between two businesses to work together on a project that will benefit both parties while maintaining their individual freedom. standpoint. Joint management D. Licensing agreements. Many American firms that sold oil-refining technology to firms in the Gulf now find themselves competing with these firms in the world oil market. C. The synergies of the two firms happens quickly and neither acquired nor acquiring firm are True False, Exporting is advantageous because it avoids the cost of establishing manufacturing operations in the host country and because it may help a firm achieve experience curve and location economies. WebB. Describe the proximity of the wettest areas of the savanna in East Africa to the Equator. 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