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Research in the airline industry suggests that tacit collusion reduces service quality and on-time performance

Leeway Corp. wants to pursue a business-level international strategy to export to developed countries. Which of the following strategies would Leeway most likely select?

Firms often pursue international mergers and acquisitions instead of forming a cross-border strategic alliance because of the increased risk associated with the alliances

The advantages of alliances designed to respond to competition and to reduce uncertainty are more temporary than those developed through complementary alliances, such as vertical and horizontal strategic alliances

Restructuring strategies are commonly used to correct or deal with the results of ineffective mergers and acquisitions

The fact that the prices consumers pay for branded breakfast cereals are above the prices that would exist if there were true competition suggests that the cereal manufacturers are engaging in:

Offshore Oil Exploration Partners (OOEP) has entered into a cooperative strategy with Malay Petroleum. The resulting documents are long, formal, and detailed. They specify detailed responsibilities of each partner and include methods of monitoring accounting and technical procedures. OOEP and Malay Petroleum are using the __________ management approach.

When substantial debt is used to finance acquisitions, firms with successful acquisitions:

Of the four business-level cooperative strategies, the competition-reducing strategy has the lowest probability of creating a sustainable advantage

A transnational strategy is difficult to use because of its conflicting goals