Which of the Following Is Not a Reason for Strategic

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a reason for strategic alliances?

• A) sharing significant R&D investments
• B) outsourcing for low costs and high quality output
• C) blocking foreign competitors from domestic markets
• D) building economies of scale

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Standard Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that has a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one, used as the basis for z-scores in statistics.

Margin Of Error

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Confidence Interval

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Sample Size

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