ISSUES AND QUESTIONS IN COOPERATIVE STRATEGIES:
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How do strategic alliances create value?
What is new in contemporary strategic alliances in USA?
How are the strategic alliances used for diversification strategy implementation?
How are the strategic alliances used for creating synergistic partnerships?
How is franchising used as a vehicle of strategic partnering?
What are the reasons for strategic partnering in
a. Slow cycle markets
b. Standard cycle market
c. Fast cycle market
7. What are the different types of strategic alliances at the business level?
8. What are the different types of strategic alliances at the corporate level?
9. How are the complimentary alliances different from competition reduction
alliances?
10. How are the competition response alliances different from competition reduction
alliances?
11. How does an uncertainty reduction alliance work?
12. What is the logic and operating principle of horizontal complementary alliances?
13. What is the logic and operating principle of vertical complementary alliances?
14. What are the different network alliances?
15. How does the dynamic network function?
16. What is the logic and operating principle of the stable networks?
17. What are the internal networks? How does the digital technology help?
18. What are the competitive risks of each type of competitive strategies?
19. How are the risks of cooperative strategies managed?
20. Find examples of each type of cooperative strategy.