This document outlines the advantages and disadvantages of strategic alliances for companies. The key advantages include gaining access to new attractive markets, sharing production facilities and distribution networks to reduce costs, and collaborating on important technical standards. However, the document also notes disadvantages such as overcoming cultural and language barriers between partners, reconciling different operating practices, high communication and coordination costs for management, potential distrust when collaborating in competitive areas, and clashes over objectives and values.
This document outlines the advantages and disadvantages of strategic alliances for companies. The key advantages include gaining access to new attractive markets, sharing production facilities and distribution networks to reduce costs, and collaborating on important technical standards. However, the document also notes disadvantages such as overcoming cultural and language barriers between partners, reconciling different operating practices, high communication and coordination costs for management, potential distrust when collaborating in competitive areas, and clashes over objectives and values.
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This document outlines the advantages and disadvantages of strategic alliances for companies. The key advantages include gaining access to new attractive markets, sharing production facilities and distribution networks to reduce costs, and collaborating on important technical standards. However, the document also notes disadvantages such as overcoming cultural and language barriers between partners, reconciling different operating practices, high communication and coordination costs for management, potential distrust when collaborating in competitive areas, and clashes over objectives and values.
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Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
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