Assignment 20

Format – Forum x
Forum Assignment for the Week: 350 Words minimum

This week’s discussion deals with Global Alliances and Strategy Implementation.

Discussion Question:

What are the challenges in implementing a global alliance. Once an alliance is reached, what steps are involved in strategic implementation of the venture?

Readings:

Goussak, Gregory W. (2012). CULTURAL PLURALISM: A CRITICAL NEEDS PLAN FOR GENERAL MOTORS. Global Conference on Business & Finance proceedings, 7(1), 249-255. URL: http://yw6vq3kb9d.search.serialssolutions.com.ezproxy2.apus.edu/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info%3Aofi%2Fenc%3AUTF-8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsummon.serialssolutions.com&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=CULTURAL+PLURALISM%3A+A+CRITICAL+NEEDS+PLAN+FOR+GENERAL+MOTORS&rft.jtitle=Global+Conference+on+Business+%26+Finance+Proceedings&rft.au=Gregory+W+Goussak&rft.au=Jon+K+Webber&rft.au=Elliot+M+Ser&rft.date=2012-01-01&rft.pub=Institute+for+Business+%26+Finance+Research&rft.eissn=1941-9589&rft.volume=7&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=249&rft.externalDocID=2935974581&paramdict=en-US

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Damanpour, F., Devece, C., Chen, C. C., & Pothukuchi, V. (2012). Organizational culture and partner interaction in the management of international joint ventures in India. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 29(2), 453-478. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy2.apus.edu/10.1007/s10490-010-9204-x URL: http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy2.apus.edu/docview/1016042545?pq-origsite=summon

Jakada, B. A. (2014). Building global strategic alliances and coalitions for foreign investment opportunities. International Journal of Global Business, 7(1), 77-94. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy2.apus.edu/docview/1562782365?accountid=8289

Luvison, D., & de Man, A. (2015). Firm performance and alliance capability: The mediating role of culture. Management Decision, 53(7), 1581-1600. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy2.apus.edu/docview/1704353853?accountid=8289

Moreira, A. C., Moutinho, V. F., & Pereira, J. d. C. (2013). Evaluation of a collaborative strategy: A case study in the port wine industry/Avaliação de uma estratégia colaborativa: Um estudo de caso no setor do vinho do Porto/Evaluación de una estrategia colaborativa: Un estudio de caso en el sector del vino de oporto. Revista Brasileira De Gestão De Negócios, 15(47), 221-240. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy2.apus.edu/docview/1428555825?accountid=8289

Sullivan, U. Y., & Kim, S. (2013). To love and win: Examining the survivability of non-equity global alliances. Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness, 7(4), 94-103. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy2.apus.edu/docview/1503088467?accountid=8289

Veiga, P. M., & Franco, M. (2015). Alliance portfolios and firms’ business strategy: A content analysis approach. Management Research Review, 38(11), 1149-1171. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy2.apus.edu/docview/1733123093?accountid=8289

Sources & citations required (APA 7th)

Specifics: 
· Ideas and citations from
all
the required reading and presentations from the Module/Week

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data is                                  data are
possess skills                      have skills
based off of                         based on
hard to do                            difficult to do
done                                    produced, conducted,….
can’t                                     cannot
they’ve                                 they have
wasn’t                                  was not
its correct                             it’s.  so use   it is correct
on yesterday                        yesterday
yesterday night                    last night
skillsets                                skills
ran by                                   operated by  or   managed by
revolves around                    includes
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Not commence a sentence with the numerical form of a number.
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post in social media
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