Question

In less than 100 words, provide an example of a collaboration between two entities that did not meet the goal they had set for themselves and discuss what were the factors that led to this failure.

Answer 1

The definition of the word 'collaboration' refers to the action of working with someone else in order to create something or produce something. Collaboration skills enable workers to interface productively with other colleagues. Successful collaboration requires a cooperative spiritand mutual respect.

failure for collaboration failure.
eBuy and Skype.

eBuy collaborated with Skype in 2005, to increase its communication with its customers, and gain an added advandage over other online auction sites. however, the plan was failure, eBuy did not get the desired results. also customers preffered Mails over voice conversations, hence, there was no need for it. insted of the first place. after four years eBuy came back to the old position and left the collaboration between Skype.

Here the reason for the failure of collaboration is it is necessary to understand the psychology of the consumers of the concerned industry. even if both entity are going in profit. same way there many reasons that lead to collaboration into failure

example,

1) Leadership

2) Lack of common definition

3) Time pressure

4) Implicit process

5) Win/Lose culture

6) Insufficient and poorly delivery feedback

7) Taking action without collaboration

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