Thurgood Marshall College Fund Partners With Alumnify To Build The World’s Largest Alumni Network Article by Kate Vitasek published on 24 Sept. 2015 The link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/katevitasek/2015/09/24/thurgood-marshall-college-fund-partners-with-alumnify-to-build-the-worlds-largest-alumni-network/
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Forbes — September 2015
Harness — Don’t Fight — Powerful Suppliers Forbes article by Kate Vitasek published on 21 September 2015. As buyers we often find ourselves in the unenviable position of having a supplier that we cannot live without, either because they’re the only provider of a product, service, or software application, or because the cost or risk […]
APQC Knowledge Base — Sept. 2015
Consider the Best Strategic Sourcing Model for Your Business Article by Kate Vitasek publish in APQC’s Knowledge Base on 17 September 2015. Research by the University of Tennessee has found that many, if not most, of the world’s most-used sourcing strategies are incomplete for modern procurement challenges. The way we think about procurement has its […]
Forbes — September 2015
Beyond A Fair Price: Proven Approaches To Buy Value Article by Kate Vitasek published 14 Sept. 2015 on the Forbes Leadership site. Many buyers and suppliers are easily frustrated when it comes time to negotiate a fair contract price that preserves and increases value. In fact, it is paradoxical. On one hand the parties discuss […]
SIG Inside Sourcing Newsletter — July/August 2015
Take Five Giant Steps to Collaborative Relationships Simply getting the deal done and then moving on to the next one is a lot like treading water – you stay afloat but don’t get very far… Article by Kate Vitasek in SIG’s Inside Sourcing Newsletter, published online 30 July 2015. Here’s the link: http://www.sig.org/newsletter.php?id=9483
PA Times — Summer2015
Creating Value with Your Strategic Partners Article by Kate Vitasek in the Summer 2015 edition (Vol. 1 Issue 2) of the PA Times, a print publication of the American Society for Public Administration. The article is not posted as yet on the PA Times online site (http://patimes.org/). It is updated on Tuesdays and Fridays. Access […]
ISS Service Futures — July 2015
Interview with Kate Vitasek: Are European companies ready for Vested Outsourcing? ISS Service Futures interview with Kate Vitasek posted 21 July 2015 Here’s the link: http://servicefutures.com/facility-management/interview-kate-vitasek-european-companies-ready-vested-outsourcing/
Outsource Magazine — July 2015
Stewart Macaulay: pioneer for relational contracting Column by Kate Vitasek published in Outsource 14 July 2015 Stewart Macaulay – Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Wisconsin Law School – occupies a unique place in the evolution, awareness and acceptance of relational contracting. In fact one might safely argue that he helped set relational contract theory […]
Forbes — May 2015
Driving Integrity: Relational Contracting On The Rise Article by Kate Vitasek published by Forbes on 20 May 2015. Here’s the link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/katevitasek/2015/05/20/driving-integrity-relational-contracting-on-the-rise/
Outsource Magazine — May 2015
Deirdre McCloskey: Are Markets Moral? Column by Kate Vitasek published by Outsource Magazine on 14 May 2015. Economist and philosopher Deirdre McCloskey has some thought-provoking and highly nuanced takes on innovation and ethics in the commercial arena. How about this for starters: capitalism is innovation, in her estimation… Here’s the link: http://outsourcemag.com/deirdre-mccloskey-are-markets-moral/