What is a strategic alliance? What is its major advantage?
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A strategic alliance, a partnership formed to create a competitive advantage, is considered the newest form of international business structure. International competition is so fierce and costs of a global presence so high that few firms have the resources to do it alone. A strategic alliance offers a partnership that should require fewer resources as well as offer a collaboration for companies that lack the internal resources for international success.
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Your professor has dismissed the class, and everyone is walking toward the exit. Ashton takes out his phone and is accessing a site to see whether his favorite celebrity starlet has been released from police custody yet. While staring intently into the phone, he bumps into you, causing you to fall and injure your leg. Has he committed a crime, and if so, what crime has he committed?
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JBJ Sports is a leading sports goods maker from Atlanta. It has recently initiated a program in association with the Children of God Foundation, which bids to raise funds to promote nutritional awareness and education of young children from
Bangladesh. The company plans to donate $1 for every item it sells in the North American market. Also, JBJ has roped in professional sports teams associated with it to wear the Children of God logo on their team gear. Which of the following best describes the motivation for JBJ's involvement in the program? A) entertaining key clients or rewarding key employees B) expressing commitment to the community or on social issues C) permitting merchandising or promotional opportunities D) stimulating quicker or greater purchase of particular brands E) identifying with a particular target market or lifestyle
The story about the desk clerk at the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel in Boston is a good example of what aspect of effective service recovery?
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An employer may not hire an illegal immigrant under any circumstances
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false