According to a 1991 Report by McKinsey & Co

question 85

Multiple Choice

According to a 1991 report by McKinsey & Co. ,problems of alliances between Western and Japanese firms were related to all of the following factors except:

• A)objective levels of performance.
• B)a feeling of mutual disillusionment.
• C)difference in expectations.
• D)balance between partners.
• E)frictional loss.

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