Business Without Boundaries: An Action Framework for Collaborating Across Time, Distance, Organization, and Culture (Jossey Bass Business and Management Series)

243 Pages·2004·0.79 MB·English

by  Don Mankin Susan G. Cohen

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Business
Without
Boundaries
An Action Framework
for Collaborating Across Time,
Distance, Organization, and Culture
Don Mankin
Susan G. Cohen
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Business
Without
Boundaries
An Action Framework
for Collaborating Across Time,
Distance, Organization, and Culture
Don Mankin
Susan G. Cohen
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Mankin, Donald A., 1942-
Business without boundaries : an action framework for collaborating across time, distance,
organization, and culture / by Don Mankin, Susan G. Cohen.—1st ed.
p. cm.—(The Jossey-Bass business & management series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7879-5911-1 (alk. paper)
1. Strategic alliances (Business)—Case studies. 2. Interorganizational relations—Case studies.
3. Academic-industrial collaboration—Case studies. 4. International business enterprises—
Case studies. I. Cohen, Susan G. II. Title. III. Series.
HD69.S8.M3275 2004
658'.044—dc22 2004015336
Printed in the United States of America
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Contents
Preface ix
The Authors xv
1. Introduction: Business Without Boundaries
in the New Global Economy 1
2. Across Organizations: The John Deere
Construction & Forestry Technology Program 15
3. Across Time, Distance, and Culture:
The Case of Radica Games Group, Inc. 49
4. What the Radica Projects Tell Us About
Collaboration Across Time, Distance, and Culture 77
5. Across the Supply Chain: The Solectron Case 101
6. What the Solectron Initiatives Tell Us About
Collaboration Across the Supply Chain 135
7. The Action Framework, Part I: From Setting the
Stage to Getting Started 161
8. The Action Framework, Part II: From Creating
the Infrastructure to Doing the Work 187
References 209
Index 211
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