Partnering with the Frenemy: A Framework for Managing Business Relationships, Minimizing Conflict, and Achieving Partnership Success

Acknowledgments

This book would not have been possible without the amazing firms that have partnered with me over the years to produce the research I describe. You know who you are, and I have signed nondisclosure agreements to never reveal your identity without your permission. These firms hail from a variety of industry verticals: agriculture, automotive, beer, chemicals, consumer packaged goods, federal, grocery, microcomputing, oil and gas, pesticides, plastics, telecommunications. This includes the myriad forms of subassemblies, mechanical equipment, and maintenance, repair, and operating supplies within each of these industries.

I am also indebted to organizations and institutes within the discipline and universities that supported my research, ...