The Collaboration Between Volvo Aero (A Subsidiary of Sweden's AB

question 141

Multiple Choice

The collaboration between Volvo Aero (a subsidiary of Sweden's AB Volvo) and U.S.-based Pratt & Whitney to produce a new jet engine would be characterized as a(an)

• A) collusive tactic.
• B) merger.
• C) cross-border strategic alliance.
• D) international acquisition.

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Definitions:

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