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1
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When does a business need a collaboration?

A

It usually happens when individual company activity and company growth or development run into obstacles.

2
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Is a corporation or a collaborative cooperation a denial of competition?

A

No, it is one of its forms.

3
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What are some examples of individual company activity?

A

source material supply, research-development, market, sale, effectiveness issue, technological

4
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What are the three categories according to spatial extent?

A

vertical, horizontal, diagonal or intersectional

5
Q

What is the correct arrangement of the product chain?

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suppliers, producers, processors, wholesalers, retailers

6
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What are the two ways of vertical collaboration?

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forward and backward

7
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When does a forward-type collaboration become more effective?

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a) when the number of quality distributors is low
b) when current distributor-processors are unreliable or expensive
c) when profitability of product distributors is high

8
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When does a backward-type collaboration become justified?

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a) when suppliers expensive or unreliable
b) when the number of suppliers is low and profitability is high
c) when safe and raw material supply is important to a company

9
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What are some forms and names of vertical collaborations?

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a) vertical outworking system
b) work agreements
c) contractual delivery services
d) vertical disintegrated subcontractor relationships
e) relationships based on know-how and license contracts
f) franchise types
g) clusters
h) associations
i) strategic associations
j) interprofessional organisations

10
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What is in a horizontal collaboration?

A

It is a cooperation with competitors within a sector in one segment of the product chain

11
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What are the benefits of horizontal collaboration?

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a) increase economies of scale and market share
b) cut costs
c) offer mutual research and development benefits
d) joint procurement
e) sales

12
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What are some forms and names of horizontal collaborations?

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a) horizontal outworking system
b) work agreements and contractual delivery services
c) regional associations
d) consortiums
e) associations
f) partial producer organizations
g) purchase and sales groups
h) clusters
i) strategic associations
j) machinery rings

13
Q

What is the main focus of a vertical collaboration relationship?

A

the company’s customers and suppliers

14
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What is the main focus of a horizontal collaboration relationship?

A

same sector or industry

15
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What is the main focus of a diagonal or intersectional collaboration relationship?

A

different sectors, different industries

16
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What is in a diagonal collaboration?

A

It is the cross-sectoral cooperation without production chain or line relations.

17
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What are the benefits of diagonal relationships?

A

a) development of new activities
b) creation and satisfaction of new customer demands
c) efforts of companies on diversification
d) concentration of areas of activity or sectors
e) modification of the industrial structure
f) protection against substantial market shares

18
Q

True or False

Diagonal relationships are frequently used to place a product on the market through the partner’s distribution chain.

A

True

19
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What are some names and forms of diagonal collaboration relationships?

A

a) regional associations
b) consortiums
c) association
d) research and development enterprises
e) risk-capital investors
f) organisations

20
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What are the types of collaborations according to capital-concentration?

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a) with capital-concentration

b) without capital-concentration

21
Q

What is the essence of relationships without capital concentration?

A

There is no asset concentration built up between cooperative businesses.

22
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What is the decision-making process in a collaboration without capital concentration?

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Autonomous

23
Q

In this collaboration, they continue to retain their responsibilities in such a way that they commit to enter into contracts with one another but decision-making process remains autonomous.

A

Collaboration without capital-concentration

24
Q

The enterprise in a collaboration without capital concentration have the capacity to decide ________ on how to cooperate.

A

voluntarily

25
Q

The cooperation between two or more partners is achieved through the mobilization of resources and mutual consideration of their interests to the benefit of the participants

A

Autonomous Cooperation

26
Q

The common objectives in cooperation allows the partners to become aware of the __________ and act accordingly.

A

interdependence

27
Q

True or False

In an autonomous cooperation, the business activities are coordinated while the removal of legal autonomy takes place.

A

False

28
Q

In this enterprise, no other company or business is involved

A

Autonomous Enterprise

29
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In this enterprise, companies have significant financial interest and voting power without direct or indirect control of the other.

A

Partner Enterprise

30
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What are the two unique qualities in a partner enterprise?

A

significant financial interest and voting power

31
Q

When can you consider a collaboration as a cooperation?

A

It operates without capital concentration and maintains interdependence of parties but it excludes hierarchical relationship.

32
Q

What do you call a cooperation that forms without maintaining autonomy?

A

Integration

33
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The essence of _________ is that company A obtains majority ownership in company B or exercises massive influence that company B will not be able to bring or implement autonomous decisions

A

Integration

34
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What are the three criteria that can make two or more enterprises considered to be related enterprises?

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a) one company owns majority of the shares or voting rights in another company
b) one company is entitled to appoint or dismiss a majority of another company, a governing or supervisory body
c) a contract between companies or a provision in their statuses allows one of them to exercise a dominant influence over the other

35
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What are the four types of integrations?

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a) backward vertical integration
b) forward vertical integration
c) horizontal integration
d) diagonal integration or diversification

36
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It is acquiring ownership or control over the suppliers of the business

A

Backward Vertical Integration

37
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It is acquiring ownership or control over the distributors or retailers of the company’s products

A

Forward Vertical Integration

38
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It is acquiring ownership or control over the competitors

A

Horizontal Integration

39
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It is acquiring ownership or control over other operators in the sector

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Diagonal Integration or Diversification

40
Q

Give some examples of companies using horizontal integration

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a) Amazon and Whole Foods
b) Porsche and Volkswagen
c) Kraft Foods and Cadbury
d) PepsiCo and Quaker Oats
e) Pfizer and Pharmacia Corporation
f) HP and Compaq
g) Oracle and PeopleSoft
h) JPMorgan Chase and Bank One
i) Microsoft, Taleo and Yahoo
j) Apple and AuthenTec

41
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What are the two types of integrations concerning methodology?

A

Merging and Acquisition

42
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What are the five benefits of vertical integrations?

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a) planned coordination of inputs for joint purchases
b) end products of some elements can be used as a raw material in the next element of integration
c) integrated enterprise information system and logistics
d) larger volume and wider range of products acquired by trade can be efficiently solved in an integrated system
e) potential for profit is added

43
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How can you reduce overheads in a vertical integration system?

A

You integrate enterprise information system and logistics

44
Q

Where can you acquire a larger volume and wider range of products in an integrated system?

A

Trade

45
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What is the effect of using the end products of some elements in the product chain as the raw material in the next element of integration?

A

better capacity utilization, lower cost and more efficient use of labor

46
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What is the effect of having planned coordination of inputs for joint purchases?

A

Cost Reduction

47
Q

When you integrate enterprise information system and logistics, you are reducing ____________

A

overheads

48
Q

True or False

All collaborations are either cooperation or integration.

A

True

49
Q

Collaborations may be ____, _____ or _____ connections

A

vertical, horizontal, diagonal

50
Q

The degree of interdependence may be _____, _____ or _____ associates

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autonomy, partner, linked