The extended enterprise

You can't compete and win alone. Today, constellations of firms allyagainst each other--and the firm that stands alone, may fail alone. Now there's a start-to-finish guide to the opportunities andchallenges facing today's extended enterprise. Edward W. Davis andRobert E. Spekman show why extended enterprises demand radically newbuyer-supplier relationships, why traditional business structuresinhibit alliances and partnerships, and how to develop the competenciesyour company needs right now. Drawing on extensive research and new case studies, they offerrealistic strategies for planning, building, and managing the extendedenterprise. You'll learn how to decide when to partner and who topartner with; align processes to improve information flow; andespecially, develop people who'll work well across organizationalboundaries. Beyond distrust, opportunism, and lip service The businessvalue--and the urgent necessity--of the extended enterprise Criteria for success: what the research shows Why someextended enterprises succeed and others fail Trust: the heart of the extended enterprise Specifictechniques for building trust with partners and allies Building and strengthening the extended ente