“A new Approach to Contracts,” article by David Frydlinger, Oliver Hart and Kate Vitasek published in the September-October edition of the Harvard Business Review. Here is the link: https://hbr.org/2019/09/a-new-approach-to-contracts
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RealPlay
RealPlay® was created by Kate Vitasek, a faculty member of Graduate and Executive Education at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business. RealPlay takes role-playing to the next level. Instead of merely being assigned roles and a potential problem or situation to work through, RealPlay allows course attendees to take the material they have […]
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Five Simple Rules to Better Business Relationships Featured In: In today’s world an outdated, “win-lose” mentality won’t withstand a market that demands constant change and adaptation. Science and intuition teach us that a “win-win” mentality with highly collaborative relationships is the best way to drive innovation and achieve success. Of course it is easy to […]
CREJ — July 2019 (Vol. 9) — 12 Ailments
12 ailments of outsourcing CRE: What they are and how to prevent them Corporate Real Estate Journal — article by Kate Vitasek and Michele Flynn. Here is a link to CREJ: https://www.henrystewartpublications.com/crej/forthcoming
Sourcing Industry Group (SIG) — 26 June 2019 — Myth-Busting
Procurement Myth-Busting – Putting Misconceptions to Rest Article by Kate Vitasek published 26 June on the SIG website. Many companies are on missions to improve their procurement processes… Here is the link: http://bit.ly/2QKbvLZ
Forbes — 18 June 2019 — Compliance Practices
Abusive Compliance Practices Hurt Retailers And Their Vendors Vendor compliance programs have become a major roadblock to retail store success… Article by Kate Vitasek published in Forbes on 18 June 2019. Here is the link: https://bit.ly/2KtlXah
Contract Management Magazine — 1 June 2019
THE EVOLUTION OF THE VESTED BUSINESS MODEL: FROM RESEARCH TO A METHODOLOGY TO A MOVEMENT Article by Kate Vitasek published 1 June 2019 in Contract Management Magazine. Here is the link: https://www.ncmahq.org/news/magazine-details/the-evolution-of-the-vested-business-model-from-research-to-a-methodology-to-a-movement
Intelligent Sourcing — Spring 2019
Sourcing as an evolving system Article by Kate Vitasek in the Spring 2019 issue of Intelligent Sourcing Research at the University of Tennessee is helping sourcing professionals put logic around when and how to use different sourcing business models for different situations… Here is the link: http://www.intelligentsourcing.net/wp-content/plugins/download-attachments/includes/download.php?id=5527
Forbes — 26 March 2019 — Southwest Airlines cultural fit
Cultural Fit Key For Southwest Airlines Employees And Suppliers Post by Kate Vitasek published in Forbes on 26 March 2019 Southwest Airlines is renowned for its unique people-centric culture and customer experience, with the key words including fun, casual and hip. So, when the airline wanted to imbue its online career site with those same aspects […]
Contract Management Magazine — March 2019
Reviewing RFx Bidding Methods: Which Ones are Right for You? Article by Kate Vitasek published March 2019 in Contract Management Magazine Every day, companies use well-known, “tried and true” competitive bidding methods to choose their suppliers. Most common, of course, is the request for proposals (RFP)—also commonly referred to as a request for tender or invitation […]