Write 300-350 words and give examples of company and also relate to current situation.

A. Chapter 15/Business Alliances: Joint Ventures, Partnerships, Strategic Alliances, and Licensing.

One of the most often used strategy in this filed is that of business alliances or joint ventures. Companies will sometimes take a minority share in other companies to build on assets and customer base. This is one way of sharing the risk between companies. List and briefly discuss some motivations for companies to do business together and also provide an example, you may use your own company as a topic.

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B. Chapter 16/Alternative Exit and Restructuring Strategies: Divestitures, Spin-Offs, Carve-Outs, Split-Offs, and Tracking Stocks.

Sometimes companies grow better when they spin off or get rid of certain parts of their company, just look at ATT a few years back. Select any company as an example and discuss how do one of these has helped or even hurt the company. You may use your own company as a topic.