Strategic alliances are more likely to be long lasting when they involve

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A$)$ partners that respectively have considerable resource weaknesses in the marketplace.

B$)$ partners that are not only experienced with strategic alliances, but who also routinely enter into collaborative agreements with firms in peripheral industries.

C$)$ partners based in countries with distinctly different cultures and consumer buying habits and preferences.

D$)$ joining forces in R&D to develop new technologies cheaper than a company could develop the technology on its own.

E$)$ collaboration with suppliers or distribution allies, or when both parties conclude that continued collaboration is in their mutual interests.