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Creating and Managing Strategic Alliances

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Upcoming Sessions
Evanston Campus
  August 3-6, 2008
$ 5,300
  August 2-5, 2009
$ 5,500
Miami Campus
 

February 8-11, 2009
$5,500

   
Key Benefits
During this course, you will:
Analyze when to make, buy, or ally
Create and manage value-adding alliances
Avoid common pitfalls in alliance failures
Negotiate before, during, and after alliance agreements have been signed
Anticipate critical legal, financial, and operational issues in alliances
Manage complex, multiple alliance situations within organizations
 
"This program provided rigor and structure. The discussion and frameworks provided by the class allowed us to go forward with confidence to make our newest venture successful. What really distinguishes Kellogg's alliance program is that it links theory with practice."

CEO, WestFarm Foods
Academic Director Edward Zajac
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Academic Director Edward Zajac
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Program Content

The promises and pitfalls of alliances: evaluating risks and returns

Avoiding alliance failure factors: the keys to increasing the probability of successful alliances

The challenge of cooperation when coordinating large numbers of partners

Make, buy, or ally: when to use alliances as a business development vehicle

How to protect your company’s interests in alliances strategically and contractually

How to detect when your partner has a win/lose orientation

Understanding the role of alliances in the network economy

How to develop an alliance capability across the organization

How to change your status from vendor to partner

How to structure an alliance for organizational learning

Creating alliances within an organization

Anticipating critical legal, accounting, and financial issues in alliances

Negotiating strategic alliances: finding value in cooperation

Dealing with cultural differences in alliances

Designing joint ventures and licensing arrangements: strategic and operational considerations

How to anticipate conflict and instability when your company has multiple alliances

Mapping competitors’ alliances: a framework for industry analysis

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