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Strategic partnership vs strategic alliance

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  • September 14, 2016 at 1:26 pm #340503
    david1988
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    Hi Ken,

    Can you please advise if there is any difference between a strategic alliance and a strategic partnership.

    In the September 2016 exam we were asked to analyse the attractiveness of a strategic partnership for the company in question with a company already in the new market but I referred more to a strategic alliance.

    Mentioned things such as sharing resources(+), getting new ideas (+) access to new market (+), their knowledge of the very cut throat competition as already in the country (+), loss of competitive edge if sharing ideas (-) reputation damage if they have bad press etc (-) and creation of future competitor (-).

    Hoping they are the same thing and the above ideas of its attractiveness were applicable to the question.

    Thanks in advance.

    September 14, 2016 at 8:45 pm #340542
    Ken Garrett
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    To my mind they are the same thing.

    September 15, 2016 at 8:53 am #340643
    david1988
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    @kengarrett said:
    To my mind they are the same thing.

    Thanks Ken. I have never heard of it being referred to as a strategic partnership in any of the notes I read. Assumed it was the same thing so thanks for confirming.

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