Building Organizational Bridges with External Allies Is Aided by

question 54

Multiple Choice

Building organizational bridges with external allies is aided by

• A) appointing "relationship managers" and giving them responsibility for making particular strategic partnerships or alliances generate the intended benefits.
• B) agreeing with allies to meet frequently and make all decisions pertaining to the alliance on the basis of mutual agreement and consensus.
• C) getting each strategic ally to agree to appoint someone as head of the collaborative effort and to give that person the authority to enforce tight coordination of joint activities.
• D) forming a 50-50 joint venture with each strategic partner and then assigning people to the joint venture who have the authority and responsibility to enforce tight coordination.
• E) entering into a written agreement detailing the roles and responsibilities of the company and the ally/partner, setting forth the results that are expected, establishing deadlines for achieving these results, and designating the people who are to be responsible for making the collaborative effort work successfully.

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