As noted in the cover letter from the CAO for this module, and your training materials in Chapter 9, there are common reasons why firms enter alliances. They do so to strengthen competitive position, enter new markets, hedge against uncertainty, access critical complementary assets, and to learn new capabilities. Refer to your answer to the question about with which firm HP should enter a strategic alliance, and explain why HP may have chosen to do so with this particular firm.

Asocial science theory focusing on the inborn nature of social traits and the role of evolution in shaping human behavioral patterns. b. the view that society is governed by interrelated parts that make up the smoothly functioning whole. c. the individual's sense of femaleness or maleness. d. behaviors that focus on feelings and relationships among members of a group. e. the belief that men are superior to women and should control all important aspects of society. f. the process of acquiring and internalizing the ideas and behaviors deemed appropriate for males and females by their society. g. behaviors that focus on the accomplishment of specific tasks for a group rather than on personal feelings. h. the physical and biological aspects of male and female. i. cultural attributes of masculinity and feminity. j. provides a hypothesis of why males are dominant and females submissive.

Me 1. identify countries 2 and 3 shown above. a) australia and samoa b) samoa and vanutu c) micronesia and samoa d) new zealand and new guinea

Lots of points: economics: the is the dollar value of all final goods and services produced within a country’s borders within a given year. a. gross domestic product b. business cycle c. inflation rate d. net exports