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Structure of the Session:
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Cooperative Strategy:
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Cooperative Strategy:
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Cooperative Strategy:
Some data to justify this In large firms, 25% and more sales revenue is a
result of strategic alliances
The trend is such that it is more like alliance versus alliance rather than firm versus
firm
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Cooperative Strategy:
Strategic alliances in these markets ensure that access to new and restricted markets
are made possible
Strategic alliances in these markets ensure that changes are made quickly
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Cooperative Strategy:
Strategic alliances in these markets ensure that market power and economies of
scale are achieved
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Cooperative Strategy:
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Cooperative Strategy:
1) Joint Venture
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Cooperative Strategy:
Two or more firms own different percentages of the company Foreign Direct
Investment can be a type of equity strategic alliance
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Cooperative Strategy:
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Cooperative Strategy:
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Cooperative Strategy:
d) Competition-reducing strategy
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Cooperative Strategy:
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Cooperative Strategy:
d) Competition-reducing strategy
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Cooperative Strategy:
d) Competition-reducing strategy
This is hard to prove It might be the case that the firms are following a
leader as far as pricing is concerned
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Cooperative Strategy:
d) Competition-reducing strategy
Prices remain well above the cost of production and have a likelihood
to inflate in times of shortages
c) Franchising
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Cooperative Strategy:
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Cooperative Strategy:
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Cooperative Strategy:
c) Franchising
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Cooperative Strategy:
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Cooperative Strategy:
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Cooperative Strategy:
Large firms can get access to new innovations and small firms get more credibility
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Risks with Cooperative Strategy:
Example: TNK BP Alliance An alliance between British Petroleum and Russian tycoons
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How to manage cooperative strategies?
The way to manage a cooperative strategy is not mutually exclusive hence both of the
above can be used in combination
Note:Trust is vital and vulnerabilities of a firm should not be exploited. Trust within a
partnership can be a strong capability VRIN framework
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