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Kate Vitasek an international authority on how to build and sustain highly collaborative relationships. She received the Thinkers50 Breakthrough Idea Award in 2025 and is lauded by World Trade Magazine as one of the “Fabulous 50+1” most influential people impacting global commerce. She has been featured on CNN International, Bloomberg, NPR, Fox Business News, and Forbes.
Vitasek is a Distinguished Fellow and Graduate & Executive Education Faculty at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business. Her award-winning research on the Vested® business model has been adopted by over 150 organization such such as bp, Intel, EY and the Canadian government for its ability to create true win-win business relationships.
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	Vested: How P&G, McDonald's, and Microsoft are Redefining Winning in Business Relationships by Kate Vitasek (Goodreads Author), Karl Manrodt, Jeanne Kling 4.41 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strategic Sourcing in the New Economy: Harnessing the Potential of Sourcing Business Models for Modern Procurement by Bonnie Keith, Kate Vitasek (Goodreads Author), Karl Manrodt 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vested Outsourcing Manual: A Guide for Creating Successful Business and Outsourcing Agreements by Kate Vitasek (Goodreads Author), Jacqui Crawford, Jeanette Nyden 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vested Way: How a "What's in it for We" Mindset Revolutionizes Business Relationships by Kate Vitasek (Goodreads Author), Karl Manrodt 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vested Way: Five Rules For Achieving The Impossible it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Contracting in the New Economy: Using Relational Contracts to Boost Trust and Collaboration in Strategic Business Relationships by David Frydlinger, Kate Vitasek (Goodreads Author), Jim Bergman it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Performance-Based Logistics: A Contractor's Guide to Life Cycle Product Support Management by Kate Vitasek (Goodreads Author), Steve Geary 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Preventing the Dispute Before It Begins: Proven Mechanisms for Fostering Better Business Relationships by Kate Vitasek (Goodreads Author), James P Groton, Ellen Waldman 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Contracting in the New Economy: Using Relational Contracts to Boost Trust and Collaboration in Strategic Business Relationships by David Frydlinger, Kate Vitasek (Goodreads Author), Jim Bergman 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kate Vitasek: The Vested Outsourcing Manual : A Guide for Creating Successful Business and Outsourcing Agreements (Hardcover); 2011 Edition by Jeanette Nyden, Kate Vitasek (Goodreads Author), Katherine Kawamoto 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Michael Corbett speaks of this in The Outsourcing Revolution, “In many ways, outsourcing may well prove to be the key enabler of the 21st-century global economy.”
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