There are several organizational perspectives that must be studied and discussed before an organization agrees to partner with others. They include ideology, leadership, power, history, competition, and resources. Select two topics from this list and describe the risks in a collaboration if organizations enter blindly into a collaboration.
What will be an ideal response?
ideology – incompatible missions, services
leadership – incompatible boards or leadership teams; conflict of interest; incompatible style of operation
power – inequity in community connections; lack of balance of power in the partnership
history – traditions and culture of multiple organization may cause friction
competition – Competitors must be knowledgeable at a minimum and hopefully agreeable to the collaboration
resources – equity in resource sharing is critical; from funds to staffing to space, equity is important.
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