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A(n) __________ occurs when one firm buys a controlling, or 100 percent interest, in another firm.

All of the following are reasons why firms use international strategic alliances EXCEPT:

Bunyan Heavy Equipment, a U.S. firm, is investigating expanding into Russia using a greenfield venture. The committee researching this project has delivered a negative report. The main concern of the committee is probably:

The training of future strategic leaders yields a competitive advantage for a firm, in part because knowledge and skills are necessary for successful execution of strategy

The choices that a firm has for entering the international market include all of the following EXCEPT:

__________ strategic alliances have a stronger focus on value creation than do __________ alliances.

Japanese telecom NTT DoCoMo Inc. and Chinese Internet search operator Baidu Inc. established an alliance to distribute games and other mobile-phone content. Baidu will own 80 percent of this collaboration with DoCoMo holding the remaining 20 percent. This collaborative arrangement is an example of a(n):

Which of the following is an advantage associated with greenfield ventures?

One of the primary reasons for failure of cross-border strategic alliances is:

Manny Inc. recently completed the purchase of its primary supplier. Manny intends to begin expanding the market to which the supplier’s products are sold. This purchase is a(n):