Homework
a. How companies take advantage of value chain activities in building strategic alliances? What this process adds to developing competitive advantage? What partners in the best strategic alliances have to offer?
b. Why the choice of partner is important in forming strategic alliances? How this choice affects the stability of alliance building, lead to common goals and benefits partners?
c. How joint venture cooperative agreements are different from other alliance buildings? What are the benefits and pitfalls in these kinds of alliances?
d. How an e-commerce business can succeed and why many fail in the marketplace? Does leadership matter? What resources they have to have for its success?
e. What kind of resources and structures a business must put behind e-commerce to be successful? What should be the link between the "Brick" and "Click" in any business?
f. What are the benefits and pitfalls in establishing a global e-commerce business? Does that business model complement the traditional brick-and-mortar model or it has to be different? Are there any model to follow for the best relations between "Brick," and "Click?"
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.