When to Ally and When to Acquire - Fill in the Blanks

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Across
  1. 2. Firms should develop _____ to handle both alliances and acquisitions
  2. 5. Combining resources and executing tasks together through knowledge sharing is known as ______ synergy
  3. 6. One of the key aims of Tata in the joint venture with Fiat is gathering knowledge on new ______ markets
  4. 8. Title of the article discussed is "When to ____ and When to acquire"
  5. 9. _____-integration is a type of strategic alliance between two companies that does not involve ownership or control
Down
  1. 1. In our key takeaways, acquisitions and alliances should be considered as alternatives
  2. 3. In the parenting matrix, businesses in the ________ are known to be perfect fit to the parent company
  3. 4. ______ Matrix is an option that can be considered to be used in conjunction with the concepts learnt
  4. 6. You should consider to have an ______ alliance when your company faces high level of market uncertainty
  5. 7. While an alliance is a short-term strategy, acquisition is a necessary option for long-term planning