Questions for chapter review

1. Why do even very large international organizations cooperate with each other?
2. Explain the difference between a equity alliance and a non-equity alliance.
3. What is an international vertical alliance? Give examples.
4. What is an international horizontal alliance?
5. What factors in a horizontal alliance determine that even competitors offering the same product begin to cooperate?
6. Explain what are the benefits of being in an international alliance?
7. What circumstances determine that international alliances often break up?
8. Explain what are the stages of alliance development?
9. Explain active opportunism among alliance partners?
10. Explain passive opportunism between alliance partners?
11. What circumstances may indicate that the risk of alliance dissolution is high?
12. Explain cross-marketing between international alliance partners. Give examples.
13. Explain how cooperation in an international alliance increases the possibility of economies of scale? Give examples
14. What is the risk of having only one strategic partner in a vertical value chain? What are the risks of being a strategic supplier? What are the risks of being a strategic buyer?
15. How does competition regulation law affect international companies?
16. What restrictions on competition are prohibited in the European Union and the United States?
17. Explain the importance of core specialization and exposure opportunities in the case of an international alliance.
18. What are the types of alliances based on purpose?
19. What can happen if there is one large partner and many small ones in the alliance?
20. Why can mistrust arise between alliance partners?
21. Explain the predatory behavior of the partner in the alliance. What kind of alliance is this typical of?
22. What problems can arise due to the different professionalism or cultural or language differences of the international alliance partners?
23. What is the significance of the harmonization of standards and procedures in the alliance?
24. Under what circumstances do competitors appear in an international alliance?

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