To keep their strategic alliances thriving, corporations have begun to develop organizational structures to support them and have come to view the ability to form and manage strategic alliances as core skills. This is called ________

Which of the following is least likely to be correct about the factoring of receivables?

A) the selling firm bears the risk of default B) the higher the perceived quality of the receivables, the lower the discount rate C) factoring may be the cheapest method of avoiding a cash flow problem D) the discount is paid by the selling firm in the form of reduced sales price

__________ is the tendency to believe that our forecasts are better than they truly are when attempting to predict future events.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).