1. What are the basic differences between joint ventures and other types of strategic alliances?
2. Why have strategic alliances grown in popularity in recent years?
3. What are the basic benefits partners are likely to gain from their strategic alliance? Briefly explain each.
4. What are the four common types of functional alliances? Briefly explain each.
5. Under what circumstances a strategic alliance might be undertaken by public and private partners?
6. What are some of the issues involved in a firm's trying to learn from a strategic alliance partner without giving out too much valuable information of its own?

7. What are some of the initial impacts of international activity on organization design?

8. What is the global product design? What are its strengths and weaknesses?

9. What is the global area design? What are its strengths and weaknesses?

10. What is the global functional design? What are its strengths and weaknesses?

11. What is the global customer design? What are its strengths and weaknesses?

12. What is the global matrix design? What are its strengths and weaknesses?