Assignment task: Summarizing key details about Alibaba's two alliances or joint ventures that you are using for your paper.
Next, for each alliance or joint venture:
- Assess the type of business-level or corporate-level cooperative strategy the organization is following.
- Evaluate how the cooperative strategy enhances the competitiveness and performance of the organization relative to what could be done without the cooperative agreement.
- Evaluate the risks that arise from this alliance or joint venture.
Finally, summarize two or three important take-aways from your research into Alibaba's alliances. In essence, what did you learn and what strategic development and implementation lessons might you apply?