One of the Principal Risks Associated with a Strategic Alliance

question 77

Multiple Choice

One of the principal risks associated with a strategic alliance is that

• A) it brings together the complementary skills of alliance partners.
• B) it makes it difficult for the partner firms to enter into a foreign market.
• C) a firm can give away more than it receives.
• D) it does not allow firms to share fixed costs.
• E) it almost always fails.

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