Which of the following is not a potential motivation for entering into strategic alliances or other cooperative arrangements with foreign companies?
( )A)
To gain wider access to attractive country markets
( )B)
To gain better access to scale economies in production and/or marketing
( )C)
To fill competitively important gaps in their technical expertise and/or knowledge of local markets
( )D)
To better enable the use of a "think global, act global" strategy and facilitate cross-market subsidization
( )E)
To share distribution facilities and dealer networks, thus mutually strengthening the allies' access to buyers