The Main Reason That a Strategic Alliance Is Often an Attractive

question 25

Multiple Choice

The main reason that a strategic alliance is often an attractive alternative to a merger or acquisition is:

• A)Alliances avoid government restrictions relating to antitrust and foreign direct investment
• B)Alliances permit firms to access one another's resources and capabilities without the costs and risks of a merger or acquisition
• C)Alliances allow a firm to create growth options
• D)Alliances allow risk sharing in giant projects.

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Definitions:

Matched-pairs T Procedures

Statistical tests used to compare the means of two related groups or samples to identify if their mean difference is statistically significant.

Subjects

Individuals or entities that participate in a research study or experiment, often used in the context of clinical trials or social sciences.

Similar

Having a resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical.

Confidence Interval

A band of values, extrapolated from sample statistics, presumed to surround the value of an unknown parameter within the population.