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1 |
Voluntary nature |
The partners have
clear and common goals based on mutual
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benefits.
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2 |
Common interest |
Partnerships is what enables companies to make
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continuous improvements
 . By sharing with others, you can direct your
resources and
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capabilities to projects you consider most important. |
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3 |
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Synergy |
The value
added or the total is greater than the sum of its individual parts.
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4 |
Mutual Dependency |
The mutual dependency arises
from sharing risks, responsibilities,
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resources,
competencies and
benefits.
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5 |
Commitment |
Explicit
commitment or
agreement
on the part of the participants.
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6 |
Working together
at all levels |
The partners work together at all levels and
stages, from the design and governance of the initiative to
implementation and evaluation.
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Complementary support |
Focus your firm's resources on what you do best
and what creates
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sustainable competitive advantage
and tap to the resources of others for the rest. To decide why, when and how
to partner with others for complementary resources,
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weight
the small amount
of cost savings that doing non-core-competence tasks might bring against the
distraction and investment that will be required to stay up to date over
time.
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8 |
Shared
core competencies and
resources |
Partnerships
are a mechanism to leverage different types of
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competencies,
resources, and
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capabilities, including, but not only, money.
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9 |
Effective Communication |
Communication between strategic business partners should be
regular, open, transparent, with accountable structures for joint
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decision making,
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problem solving
, and
conflict resolution.
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10 |
Respect and Trust |
Trust between organizations is
at the core of
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today's complex and rapidly changing
knowledge economy. It is one of the most efficient mechanisms
for governing
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innovative
business partnerships. With trust as a
foundation, the companies can share their know-how to
achieve
synergy.
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