From Saudi or Middle East market, select an example of partnership between two companies (acquisition, collusion, joint venture, value-chain partnership, mutual service consortium, licensing arrangement) and answer the following questions:

3) What are the issues brought up by the companies during partnership? (1Mark)

4) Evaluate the competitive advantage of the partner- companies. (1Mark)

5) What is the method used by the partner-companies to manage the organizational culture? underline the pros and cons of this method.(1 Mark)