CROSS COLLABORATIONS

Cross collaborations



Cross collaborations

Introduction

In today's competitive world, knowledge sharing has become the key component for making any firm competitive in the market. Since executives of the companies are responsible for strategic decision making processes, knowledge sharing among executives of various departments is essential, for the success of the company and production of innovative ideas. In this essay, we discuss that how the managers of three different departments at the world leading company Coca cola share and collaborate with each other.

Discussion

Coca Cola is the world leading beverage business since last 118 years. The secret of the remarkable and long lasting success of the organization, despite the presence of tough competitors, lies in the management style of the organization. At Coca Cola, the employees and teams work in close collaboration with each other. This collaboration helps the team leaders and employees in the operations and production management of the company. Also, the high level executives are able to get the complete picture about the status of different departments, which help them in strategic decision making process.

The Coca Cola teams work in highly diverse conditions. The company has its head office in Atlanta US, while more than 50% of the employees work from outside the US. Thus, the company and its teams require excellent level of collaborations for executing its operations properly (Coca Cola, 2012). The culture of the company is collaborative more than the other beverage manufacturers and competitors.

The company does not carry on all its operations under one roof. For example, the manufacturers just produce the concentrates and then send to the bottling and packaging operations, which spread all over the world. However the Coca Cola Company itself is responsible, for managing the brands and maintaining the customer relationships. All the departments worldwide require efficient level ...