While Organizations Should Seek to Build Strong Relationships with Suppliers

question 36

True/False

While organizations should seek to build strong relationships with suppliers, they should never ask or expect suppliers to provide input into processes such as product design, engineering assistance, or quality control.

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Definitions:

Explicit And Implicit Coercion

Refers to the overt and subtle ways in which individuals or groups may be forced or pressured into behaving in certain ways.

Desirable Consequences

Positive outcomes or benefits that result from a particular action or set of actions.

Proposed Changes

Suggestions or plans put forward for consideration or action to modify or alter existing methods, processes, or structures.

Shared Power

A management and organizational principle where decision-making authority is distributed among various levels of the organization.