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(1) Over the past decade, the landscape of the international business environment has undergone substantial change

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(1) Over the past decade, the landscape of the international business environment has undergone substantial change. International strategic alliances (ISAs) and other inter-firm collaborative strategies have permeated global trade. With increasing frequency, international strategic alliances are being forged between firms. Instead of competing in an adversarial manner, firms are now focusing on “collaborating with their competitors.”

(a)Describe why are ISAs being formed and why is this major paradigm shift occurring from competing against to cooperating with competitors?

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(b)IDENTIFY, DESCRIBE and EXPLAIN in SUBSTANTIVE DETAIL the concept/theory, precepts, and building blocks of ISAs and reasons for building ISAs.

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(c)IDENTIFY the TYPES and CHARACTERISTICS of ISAs in SUBSTANTIVE DETAIL.

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TYPES of ISAs	CHARACTERISTICS
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(d)Identify in SUBSTANTIVE DETAIL the ADVANTAGES and DISADVANTAGES of forming international strategic alliances?

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(e)“All joint ventures are strategic alliances, but not all strategic alliances are joint ventures.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement. Either way, provide a DETAILED explanation in defense of your position.

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(IMPORTANT NOTE FOR Q1a-e: IN ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS, DO NOT ONLY MERELY RESTATE POINTS DISCUSSED IN THE LECTURE ON THESE TOPICS. FOR THIS CASE ONLY, PLEASE DO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND USE EXTERNAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION TO ADDITIONAL EXPLANATIONS FOR YOUR ANSWER, BUT BE SURE TO CITE ALL YOUR SOURCES OF INFORMATION AFTER EACH ANSWER.)

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(2) The following questions are based on the HBS XEROX FUJI/XEROX (X-FX) Case.

(a) Based on your assessment, IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN IN DETAIL THE CENTRAL PROBLEM facing X-FX?

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(b) ENNUMERATE and EXPLAIN IN SUBSTANTIVE DETAIL EACH OF the 4 KEY ACTION ISSUES for which different strategies/solutions need to be articulated? What are the solutions for each ISSUE?

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(c) Based on your analysis, first describe in DETAIL the meaning of EACH OF THE OPTIONS BEING CONSIDEREDFOR: (1) MARKETING, (2) RESEARCH, and (3) DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING.

 

• MARKETING CONFIGURATION
• RESEARCH CONFIGURATION
• DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING CONFIGURATION

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(d) Then identify and weigh in DETAIL the numerous PROS and CONS of EACH OF THE OPTIONS BEING CONSIDERED FOR: (1) MARKETING, (2) RESEARCH, and (3) DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING.

 

• MARKETING CONFIGURATION

 

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MARKETING CONFIGURATION
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• RESEARCH CONFIGURATION

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RESEARCH CONFIGURATION
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• DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING CONFIGURATION

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DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING CONFIGURATION
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(e) Based on your assessment of (c) and (d) above, suggest the BEST CONFIGURATION that would provide the HIGHEST LEVEL OF FOR COOPERATION identified by the Codestiny task force among EACH OF THE FOUR OPTIONS OF: (1) MARKETING, (2) RESEARCH, and (3) DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING. (MAKE SURE YOU PROVIDE A SUBSTANTIALLY DETAILED EXPLANATION JUSTIFYING YOUR SELECTION OF THE BESTCONFIGURATION.)

 

• MARKETING CONFIGURATION
• RESEARCH CONFIGURATION
• DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING CONFIGURATION