Internal Business - Partnership

Question: -
For what reasons might MNEs cooperate with each other? What barriers are there to successful cooperation?
'In a complex, uncertain world filled with dangerous opponents, it is best not to go it alone', (Ohmae, 1989). As globalisation leads the world forward, national boundaries diminish and competition increases from less industrialised nations it becomes more and more difficult for firms to maintain their market shares. To define competencies, and to exploit the advantages from combined knowledge is one of many drivers for cooperation between firms.
Firms co-operate in many…