Sugar Doughnut Ltd has a jam supplier that they have used successfully for over ten years. They have made
investments in the supplier’s factory to support them with capital equipment upgrades in return for cost
reduction on jam. The two companies also collaborate on bids for large supermarkets when looking to supply
doughnuts and work together on quality improvements. No contracts exist between the two companies. Could
this relationship be said to be a partnership relationship?
The Community Housing Agency has a number of housing projects under its management. The members of the project team had been asked to assemble in the conference room to prepare for the next important project: the Bradbury Housing. In the meeting, the housing manager speaks out his opinion: "I am a key sponsor of this project and I had to find this money from my own budget. I would like to take part in selecting the main building contractor from very first stage." Since the conceptual design phase of the project, most of housing manager's opinions and ideas have been strongly endorsed by project manager and project engineers. Which of the following is the right approach for managing stakeholder like housing manager according to Mendelow's theory?
Sugar Doughnut Ltd has a jam supplier that they have used successfully for over ten years. They have made
investments in the supplier’s factory to support them with capital equipment upgrades in return for cost
reduction on jam. The two companies also collaborate on bids for large supermarkets when looking to supply
doughnuts and work together on quality improvements. No contracts exist between the two companies. Could
this relationship be said to be a partnership relationship?
A local government procurement team is undertaking a full review of their current internal working processes.
The team of buyers currently have a partnership-style relationship with their routine suppliers. Is this the best
relationship style to use?