Risk sharing in supply relationships: the case of Kering Eyewear

This thesis analyses the risks in buyer-supplier relationships highlighting the strategic use of cooperation and the risk shared inside the global supply organization. To understand the strategic ways which a company can pursue, the thesis starts from the general overview of the risk management focusing mainly on the supply chain disruptive events. Then, in the second chapter, the paper will analyze the risk sharing attitude of the organizations adopting the perspective proposed by the agency theory. Finally, the third chapter discuss the empirical evidences on of Kering Eyewear