Greentech, Inc

question 41

Multiple Choice

Greentech, Inc., is a bioengineering firm specializing in food crops. It is considering a cooperative alliance with an Asian agribusiness firm, AsiaFoods, to jointly produce improved crops for the Asian market. The risks that Greentech should consider before entering this alliance include all of the following EXCEPT:

• A) Has AsiaFoods accurately represented its competencies?
• B) Will AsiaFoods make alliance-specific investments?
• C) Can Greentech expect opportunistic behavior from AsiaFoods?
• D) Will Greentech be able to use a cost-minimization management strategy in the AsiaFoods alliance?

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