When a company's primary motive for entering a collaborative arrangement is to learn from its partner, it is likely to ________.
A)leave control to its partner
B)"go it alone" after it has learned what it needs to know
C)have disagreements with the partner over quality issues
D)prefer the arrangement to be a licensing agreement

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If a company's primary motive for entering a collaborative arrangement is to learn from its partner, it is likely to "go it alone" after it has learned what it needs to know. This typically means that the company will not want to leave control to its partner and may prefer to terminate the collaboration once it has achieved its learning objectives. Disagreements over quality issues are always possible but are not necessarily a direct consequence of a learning-focused collaborative arrangement. A licensing agreement may be one option for the company, but it is not necessarily preferred or required.

When a Company's Primary Motive for Entering a Collaborative Arrangement