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“WE’RE STRONGER WHEN WE
WORK TOGETHER!”
From 24-25 March 2011, the DriveAcademy ® hosted a workshop with the theme,
“we’re stronger when we work together”, to which, for the first time, all
purchasing representatives from France and Germany were invited. The
focus of the workshop was on getting to know each other better, resolving
any cultural obstacles, and intensifying cooperation despite the distance.
The right amount of curiosity and the capacity
to understand others are essential ingredients
for achieving synergy effects in multicultural
collaborations. Synergy effects are a
creative potential for the joint development
of innovative ideas, while cross-cultural
competence is also crucial to the success of
international purchasing activities. Developing
in this way was the challenge facing the
participants over the two days of the workshop.
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The themes “close cooperation” and “joint
action” between the purchasing organizations
were also discussed, with the aim of
strengthening the market position with
the suppliers. Here, willingness for international
collaboration and interpersonal
communication beyond cultural borders is
required; only this way it is possible to position
oneself, with all the necessary opportunities
and risks, when it comes to globalization.
Role plays in mixed working groups
provided a starting point.