'Collaboration' is a big theme for management in many organizations. There are many factors at play in driving this direction. One is growing interdependency between organizations. Another is the trend away from product purchases to an increasing volume of services and solutions (or 'indirect spend' in procurement terms. Then there is concern over reputational risk, which makes the quality of relationships far more important. And finally we have innovation and the recognition that this is more likely to occur in a collaborative relationship.
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