(1) What is protectionism? In your opinion, what motivates governments to pass protectionist legislation? How do global alliances lessen the effects of such legislation?
(2) Discuss some of the potential disadvantages of corporate strategic alliances.
(3) Glasnostamericanski, a newly formed Russian company, is negotiating the formation of a strategic alliance with Gigaflop, Inc., a small but progressive computer manufacturer in Atlanta, Georgia. The alliance calls for the two companies to pool resources in R&D in order to design a new superprinter. Authorities in the United States are refusing to grant the necessary permit on the grounds that the alliance represents "trading with the enemy in national security-sensitive business." Defend or refute the argument.
(4) Defend or refute the statement that the idea of "cooperative competition" is contrary to the basic Western business philosophy.
(5) Write a short memo explaining to your boss, who graduated from business school before such arguments had any credibility, the merits of getting an early start in the race to commercialize outer space.
(6) Write a short essay on the traits that you believe executives will need in the year 2000 and the ways you think business schools must change to facilitate the cultivation of these traits.
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