To maximize returns, management should outsource those activities ...

[kamilo84]

To maximize returns, management should outsource those activities ________.
 
  A) that offer great value to the bottom line
  B) in which it is relatively weak
  C) that are critical to the firm's core competencies
  D) in which it has the greatest expertise and knowledge

Question 2

Discuss the four key differences between project-based, nonequity ventures and equity ventures.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[sarah_brady415]

Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

Project-based collaborations differ from the traditional equity joint ventures in four important ways:
1. No new legal entity is created. Partners carry on their activity within the guidelines of a contract.
2. Parent companies do not necessarily seek ownership of an ongoing enterprise. Instead, they contribute their knowledge, expertise, staff, and monetary resources to derive knowledge or other benefits.
3. Collaboration tends to have a well-defined timetable and end date; partners go their separate ways once they have accomplished their objectives or have no further reason for continuation.
4. Collaboration is narrower in scope than in equity joint venturing, typically emphasizing a single project, such as development, manufacturing, marketing, or distribution of a new product.