Effective Business Partnerships
Earlier in 2012, Microsoft Corporation and SUSE, an independent business unit of The Attachmate Group, Inc., announced a 4-year extension of their groundbreaking agreement reached nearly 5 years ago for […]
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Key Performance Indicators in Alliances
After an initial agreement has been reached, it is not unusual for partnerships to experience difficulties. Issues that seemed simple going into an alliance often become more complicated at the […]
Implementation Issues
with any partnership, there are sure to be implementation issues, if not problems. Consider the case of Clorox and its Green Works brand. Clorox initially licensed the Family Pure brand […]
Inter-Firm Learning
Inter-firm learning is crucial to most business partnerships. Using the Kohtamaki (2010) article, “Relationship Governance and Learning in Partnerships,” as a guide, think about how governance structures explain the […]
Importance of Communication in Partnerships
Assume Alpha Distributing has just hired Brown Staffing to take over the administration of all of its payroll and benefits matters. There are three distinct but all-important dyadic channels […]
International Alliances
Given the growth of international alliances, think of the increasingly important strategic role of HR. Specifically, by all accounts, the central issue in successfully implementing international alliances is choosing […]
Dynamics of Cooperation and Competition
Being successful in today’s business environment requires more nuanced thinking than just stressing competition. Consider General Electric, which found that a highly effective way to improve its KPIs in the […]
The Problems in Succession Planning
As we all know by now, hindsight is twenty-twenty, but it is possible to turn your hindsight into foresight. –Ellen Moore The above quote is true for a broad […]
Strategy and Positioning Analysis
Select a new product or service that will be launched by either an existing organization or one you will create. Obtain your instructor’s approval of your product or service before […]
In viewing the population segments broken out by American Fact Finder, examine the differences in decision making between the segments.
Go to the United States Census Bureau’s Website and explore the American Fact Finder, located at http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml.Take note of the tools that are provided to small-business owners who are completing a […]