Description
Book SynopsisTraditional forms of collaboration are not sufficient for competing effectively in the more complex and dynamic environment of today's business world. Face-to-face meetings between people of similar backgrounds have given way to increasingly complex working relationships. Organizations must be able to gain rapid access to knowledgeable people to meet constantly changing conditions and demands. More fluid, flexible, and easily reconfigurable collaborative relationships are necessary to produce the innovations that can make or break organizationseven entire industries and provide the opportunities that attract the talented and motivated employees who will make the difference between success and failure.
Business Without Boundaries helps managers address these challenges. The authors explore a number of wide-ranging, real-world cases to identify hands-on principles for successful collaboration. They offer managers and executives practical steps and tools for creating, fa
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: Introduction – Business Without Boundaries in the New Global Economy.
CHAPTER 2: Across Organizations – The John Deere Construction and Forestry Technology Program.
CHAPTER 3: Across Time, Distance, and Culture – The Radica Games Group, Inc. Case.
CHAPTER 4: What the Radica Project Tells Us About Collaboration Across Time, Distance, and Culture.
CHAPTER 5: Across the Supply Chain – The Solectron Case.
CHAPTER 6: What the Solectron Initiatives Tell Us About Collaboration Across the Supply Chain.
CHAPTER 7: The Action Framework Part I – From Setting the Stage to Getting Started.
CHAPTER 8: The Action Framework Part II – Conducting the Project From Beginning to End.
