Exam 12: Making Alliances and Acquisitions Work

Which of the following occurs in the uncoupling stage of an alliance dissolution? 

The act of investigating prior to signing contracts is called _____.

Which is the best-case scenario for a non-equity-based alliance? 

At stage 1 in the formation of an alliance,a firm must _____.

Alliances have emerged as great instruments of real options because of their flexibility to sequentially scale up or scale down investment.

Which of the following alliances is an equity-based alliance? 

One of the disadvantages of having strategic alliances is potential partner opportunism.

Cross-border mergers are more common than acquisitions.

Which of the following stakeholders has the most concern over short-term revenue falling during mergers and acquisitions? 

With respect to the motives for acquisition,_____ motives add value.

Which is the best-case scenario for an equity-based alliance? 

In the context of the motives for acquisition,from a resource-based view,the most important _____ rationale is to leverage superior resources.

The "O" in the VRIO framework indicates opportunity.

Discuss a few ways of improving the odds for acquisition success.

Alliances preclude acquisitions.

____ refers to overconfidence in one's capabilities.

In the context of acquisitions,which of the following is a resource-based issue faced by synergistic motives? 

Mergers and acquisitions represent the largest proportion of foreign direct investment (FDI) flows.