The Keys to Managing Successful Global Alliances Include All of the Following

question 120

Multiple Choice

The keys to managing successful global alliances include all of the following except:

• A) Setting out major objectives of the alliance in a pre-nuptial agreement
• B) Alliances should be keyed towards short term objectives rather than long term competitive advantages
• C) Remembering that alliances are 'races to learn'
• D) Picking a compatible partner and taking time to establish a relationship

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Definitions:

Longitudinal Study

A research method that involves repeated observations of the same variables over short or long periods of time.

Arranged Marriages

Marital unions where the partners are selected by individuals other than the ones getting married, often by family members.

Love Marriages

denote marital unions based primarily on romantic love between partners, as opposed to arranged marriages.

Consummate Love

Sternberg argues that this is the ultimate form of love, involving passion, intimacy, and commitment.