Demonstrates the power of collaborative advantage, arguing that, in the future, competitive advantage will increasingly be created by teams of companies, rather than by the single firm. Managers who do not recognize this development - regardless of their industry - are in danger of adopting the wrong strategies for their firms.

"Collaborative Advantage is built upon solid scholarship and practical experience. It is not a one-size-fits-all missionary treatise for a managerial technique. Rather, its solid theoretical framework helps us understand what types of supplier relationships are best in various situations, and then frames a practical process for building them. This is a very good book that every manager concerned about competitive advantage should read." --Clayton Christiansen, Professor at Harvard Business School and author of The Innovator's Dilemma "Jeff Dyer has done a great job of defining the process and rationale behind Chrysler's Extended Enterprise concept. Hopefully, it will continue to be a template for others to follow to implement Supply Chain Management in their companies."--Thomas Stallkamp, Vice Chairman and CEO, MSX International; formerly Vice Chairman of DaimlerChrysler Corporation "Collaborative Advantage is built upon solid scholarship and practical experience. It is not a one-size-fits-all missionary treatise for a managerial technique. Rather, its solid theoretical framework helps us understand what types of supplier relationships are best in various situations, and then frames a practical process for building them. This is a very good book that every manager concerned about competitive advantage should read."--Clayton Christiansen, Professor at Harvard Business School and author of The Innovator's Dilemma "Jeff Dyer has done a great job of defining the process and rationale behind Chrysler's Extended Enterprise concept. Hopefully, it will continue to be a template for others to follow to implement Supply Chain Management in their companies."--Thomas Stallkamp, Vice Chairman and CEO, MSX International; formerly Vice Chairman of DaimlerChrysler Corporation "Using Toyota and pre-merger Chrysler as his benchmarks, b-school prof Dyer advises companies to band together with their suppliers to form an extended value chain, a kind of keiretsu American-style. His methodology uses dedicated assets, knowledge sharing, and trust to lower costs and increase profits for everyone."--Business Reader Review

Jeffrey H. Dyer holds the Donald Staheli Chair in International Strategy at the Marriott School, Brigham Young University. Before joining the faculty at BYU, he was a professor at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. As a private, and former Bain & Company, consultant, he worked with companies such as Motorola, Ford, Baxter International, Navistar, and Bang & Olufsen. He lives in Highland, Utah.