Local and global business has increasingly seen partnerships, strategic alliances, and other forms of collaboration as the most effective way to—  Read more »

Corporate planners, company leaders, and business observers recognize that collective collaboration is fundamentally changing the global marketplace.  Read more »

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The next step, beyond corporate alliances and employee swapping, may be collaboration on infotech systems.

Companies have long formed alliances and joint ventures. Recently, they've come together to swap employees, a practice Google (GOOG) and Procter & Gamble (PG) have experimented with to share expertise.  Read more »

With more challenging times facing them, nonprofits must look closely at how they operate and consider collaborating with others, said Hudson-Webber Foundation President David Egner, speaking to nonprofit executives gathered for the “Best Practices from the Best-Managed Nonprofits” conference held March 13, 2006, at Lawrence Technological University.  Read more »