Which of the Following Is a Limitation of the Reputational

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a limitation of the reputational control of cheating in a strategic alliance?

• A) Subtle cheating in an alliance is likely to become public knowledge.
• B) Even if one firm is clearly cheating in an alliance, the other firm may not be sufficiently tied into a network of firms to make this information public.
• C) The effect of a tarnished reputation forecloses future opportunities for a firm and it helps reduce the current losses of the firm that was cheated.
• D) The reputation of the firm that was impacted by the cheating may be impacted as significantly as the firm that committed the cheating.

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