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York, A., S. Kingsbury, and T. Wilson. "Introducing the Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA)." Neuropsychiatrie de l'Enfance et de l'Adolescence 60, no. 5 (July 2012): S116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurenf.2012.05.491.
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Fowler, Luke. "Key Questions for Forming Partnerships: A Review and Research Agenda." Complexity, Governance & Networks 6, no. 1 (February 15, 2021): 109. http://dx.doi.org/10.20377/cgn-91.
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Partnerships receive significant attention in public administration scholarship, with the mass of this literature focusing on whether partnerships work, how to make them work, or how they fit into existing institutions (Provan and Milward, 2001; Vigoda, 2002; McGuire, 2006; Thomson and Perry, 2006; Andrews and Entwistle, 2010; McQuaid, 2010; O’Toole, 2015). Although partnership has been used variously by different scholars, in general, partnerships refer to formal arrangements between two or more organizations that are characterized by defined responsibilities, obligations, and/or governance structure, as compared to other forms of cooperative behaviors which may be more informal, unorganized, or involve few obligations. In general, existing scholarship on partnership formation argues that partnerships are a function of resource-exchanges, available partners, or fragmented authorities, and assumes a pragmatic managerial approach to these arrangements (Grady and Chen, 2006; Feiock and Scholz, 2009). However, scholarship is limited in linking these mechanisms together and explaining how organizations go from isolated and autonomous to integrated and interdependent. As such, it is difficult to determine how initial decisions in the partnership process eventually lead to success or failure in collaboration. Furthermore, much of this scholarship is written with a solely academic audience in mind, making difficult for practitioners, non-academics, or non-subject area experts to consume. To remedy this, we use Cohen, March, and Olsen’s (1972) Garbage Can Theory (GCT) of organizational choice as a guiding framework to identify key issues that affect partnerships formation and tie this disjointed set of literature together. We then synthesize these issues into three key questions that can be operationalized by practitioners: 1) is there a problem that cannot be managed unilaterally?; 2) what new capacities are needed?; and 3) what partnership opportunities are there? From this perspective, forming partnerships unfolds in organized anarchies, where decision-makers must sort through ambiguous problems, solutions, and participants in order to determine if partnership is the right choice for their organization. In general, the purpose of this discussion is to identify and examine key issues that likely affect partnership choices made by practitioners and that can provide guidance to those who are considering engaging in collaboration or partnership. Finally, we discuss links between partnership formation and broader understandings of collaborations and networks.
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Kociemska, Hanna. "Theory of Public Choice, Theory of Social Choice and Public-Private Partnership in a Heterodox Approach." Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska, sectio H, Oeconomia 51, no. 6 (April 13, 2018): 129. http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/h.2017.51.6.129.
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Naughton, Jonine, Soumya Basu, Frank O’Dowd, Matthew Carroll, and Darryl Maybery. "Improving quality of a rural CAMHS service using the Choice and Partnership Approach." Australasian Psychiatry 23, no. 5 (July 29, 2015): 561–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856215597537.
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Lee, Yeon W. "Motivations for Social Partnership and Cluster by MNCs: Conceptual Model Using the Diamond Approach." Journal of International Business and Economy 16, no. 2 (December 1, 2015): 97–118. http://dx.doi.org/10.51240/jibe.2015.2.5.
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The corporate social responsibility (CSR) is no longer a choice and now firms are increasingly engaging in social initiatives by approaching it strategically. There have been many attempts to foster competitiveness for firms’ social engagement and focusing on social partnership and social cluster has been one of the important areas where firms can increase the efficiency in creating shared value. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the multi-sector partnership and cluster. Then, it introduces a new conceptual model for multinational corporations’ motivations and benefits in engaging in multi-sector collaboration by incorporating the diamond model. This paper shows that social partnership or cluster can be more synergized and facilitated when understood with the four purposes: efficiencyseeking, solution-seeking, network-seeking, and strategic allianceseeking.
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Lehtonen, Tero, and Anssi Salonen. "AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF PROCUREMENT TRENDS AND PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT IN FM SERVICES ‐ A FINNISH SURVEY." International Journal of Strategic Property Management 10, no. 2 (June 30, 2006): 65–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/1648715x.2006.9637545.
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The aim of this paper is to review procurement trends of facilities management (FM) services and to describe the partnership control mechanisms that contribute to the success of FM partnerships. The investigation is based on a questionnaire survey, which was carried out in Finland. It was found that a transition ‐ similar to those in other industries ‐ towards closer relationships and bigger purchase entities is taking place also in the FM context. In most cases, the choice of the partnering approach is related to developing wider service packages. When implementing partnering relationships, the task of top management is to provide the shared values and visions. Having established these in the organisation, top management does not seem to have any significant role in relationship management. During the ongoing partnership, the operational level runs the daily initiative, development and problem solving based on ad hoc procedures.
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Orr, Debra E., Gloria Bravo Gutiérrez, and Don Fette. "From parallel to partnership." Leadership in Health Services 32, no. 4 (September 26, 2019): 493–508. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lhs-12-2018-0063.
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Purpose In the USA, there has recently been an unprecedented convergence of complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) with mainstream biomedical care. This confluence may lead to a deeply rooted philosophical conflict. This qualitative study works to identify factors that health-care leaders can use, which will build a pathway to greater integrative practice between medical doctors and CAM practitioners – from parallel existence to partnership – by examining the tensions between biomedical medicine and naturopathic medicine. The purpose of this study is to offer short-term suggestions for partnership and long-term recommendations for better understanding. Design/methodology/approach An original qualitative study using semi-structured with CAM practitioners and biomedical practitioners. Findings Areas of conflict that are preventing synergy are identified and a pathway for health-care leaders to follow to create greater integration and partnerships is suggested. Research limitations/implications This is a qualitative and exploratory study that has significant limitations on generalizability. Practical implications This study suggest steps that both types of health-care practitioners can take to increase their success at working together on an individual level, a group level, an organizational level and on an industry-wide basis, as well as provide a specific pathway to create greater integrative practice for health-care leaders. Social implications The results indicate that stronger partnerships between different types of medical practitioners increase patient choice, patient satisfaction and outcomes. Originality/value Increasing interested in CAM modalities is driving more contact between CAM practitioners and biomedical practitioners. This contact is best established in partnership between practitioners rather than in parallel. This original research outlines the sources of conflict and provides recommendations for encouraging greater synergy.
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Li, Quan, and Min Ye. "China’s emerging partnership network: what, who, where, when and why." International Trade, Politics and Development 3, no. 2 (July 15, 2019): 66–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/itpd-05-2019-0004.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and test the motivation behind the evolution of China’s vast network of partnerships around the globe since the end of the Cold War. Design/methodology/approach After combing through 24 types of partnerships with 78 countries, the authors empirically tested four hypotheses using data from Correlates of War and World Bank. Findings The analysis indicates that China’s choice to build such an elaborate network is not random. On the contrary, it is largely determined by three factors: the need to counter the US pressure; the necessity of maintaining peace and stability along its borders and achieving the long-term goal of modernization. Originality/value The research is among the first attempts to comprehensively test the possible motivations behind China’s partnership building efforts and provides a stepping stone for analyzing this important aspect of China’s foreign policy.
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Highley, Thomas A., and Connie Theado. "Valuing the local within the global: A discourse analysis of professional development in a U.S.-Kurdish transnational university partnership." Journal of Global Education and Research 6, no. 1 (June 2022): 47–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/2577-509x.6.1.1140.
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In an effort to support higher education in developing countries, partnerships between U.S. and international universities have surged, raising questions concerning the social equity of such linkages. Using a New Literacy Studies approach to discourse analysis, online transcripts from one such university partnership were analyzed to determine how language was used to negotiate a more equitable partnership through the adaptation of the social context of professional development activities. Discourse analysis of three relevant linguistic markers in the data suggests that cultural perspectives on professional development influenced the language choices made by university partners, reshaping the power structure toward greater social equity, and aiding in the completion of joint professional development goals. Findings underscore the importance of drawing on local knowledges in planning for and conducting transnational university partnerships.
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Campbell, Leslie Anne, Sharon E. Clark, Jill Chorney, Debbie Emberly, Julie MacDonald, Adrian MacKenzie, Grace Warner, and Lori Wozney. "Choice and Partnership Approach to community mental health and addiction services: a realist-informed scoping review." BMJ Open 12, no. 10 (October 2022): e064436. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064436.
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ObjectivesThe Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA) was developed to create an accessible, child-centred and family-centred model of child and adolescent mental health service delivery that is adaptable to different settings. We sought to describe the state of evidence regarding the extent, outcomes and contextual considerations of CAPA implementation in community mental health services.DesignScoping review.Data sourcesPublished and grey literature were searched using MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus and Google to 13 and 20 July 2022, respectively.Eligibility criteriaWe included reports focused on the implementation, outcomes (clinical, programme or system) or a discussion of contextual factors that may impact CAPA implementation in either child and adolescent or adult mental health services.Data extraction and synthesisData were extracted using a codebook that reflected the five domains of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and reviewed for agreement and accuracy. Data were synthesised according to the five CFIR domains.ResultsForty-eight reports describing 36 unique evaluations were included. Evaluations were observational in nature; 10 employed pre–post designs. CAPA implementation, regardless of setting, was largely motivated by long wait times. Characteristics of individuals (eg, staff buy-in or skills) were not reported. Processes of implementation included facilitative leadership, data-informed planning and monitoring and CAPA training. Fidelity to CAPA was infrequently measured (n=9/36) despite available tools. Health system outcomes were most frequently reported (n=28/36); few evaluations (n=7/36) reported clinical outcomes, with only three reporting pre/post CAPA changes.ConclusionsGaps in evidence preclude a systematic review and meta-analysis of CAPA implementation. Measurement of clinical outcomes represents an area for significant improvement in evaluation. Consistent measurement of model fidelity is essential for ensuring the accuracy of outcomes attributed to its implementation. An understanding of the change processes necessary to support implementation would be strengthened by more comprehensive consideration of contextual factors.
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Xing, Huige, Yuelin Li, and Hongyang Li. "Renegotiation Strategy of Public-Private Partnership Projects with Asymmetric Information—An Evolutionary Game Approach." Sustainability 12, no. 7 (March 26, 2020): 2646. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12072646.
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The characteristics of public-private partnerships (PPPs) determine that renegotiation is inevitable. Moreover, the strategic choice of the government and investors during renegotiation is critical for the project to continue. Previous studies suggested that the government’s decision-making mistakes and investors’ opportunism during renegotiation are the significant reasons for project failures. However, most of the research focused on the behavioral decision of one party while few have applied evolutionary game theory to study the mutual influence of the strategy choices of both parties involved. To address this issue, this paper established an evolutionary game model of the government’s and investors’ renegotiation strategies, and analyzed the evolutionary stability strategy and related parameters. The results showed that the government’s selection of strategy is based on two values, i.e., the buyback cost and the difference between subsidy cost and the expected social benefit of the project in the future. The higher the expected social benefit, the higher the probability that the government chooses to maintain the project. Besides, investors’ strategy is mainly determined by speculative net benefit and financial status. The probability of investors’ opportunism is positively correlated with the speculative net benefit and negatively correlated with the project benefit of non-opportunism. In addition, cooperative benefits created by reasonable participation in the project will effectively restrict opportunistic behaviors, and the interactive behavior of both game players will move toward the optimal portfolio strategy. This study can provide relevant management suggestions for avoiding excessive subsidies and restraining opportunistic behaviors, which are conducive to the sustainable development of PPP projects.
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Anopchenko, Tatiana, Olga Gorbaneva, Elena Lazareva, Anton Murzin, and Gennady Ougolnitsky. "Modeling Public—Private Partnerships in Innovative Economy: A Regional Aspect." Sustainability 11, no. 20 (October 11, 2019): 5588. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11205588.
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International experience demonstrates both the effectiveness and difficulties of using the mechanism of a public–private partnership (PPP) in solving socially significant problems of investment development of an innovative economy. The lack of tools to make an informed choice of the best PPP model in terms of the risks diversification is one of the significant problems of the predictive and analytical support of the relationship between business and government structures. The purpose of the study is to create and empirically test a multi-criteria modeling toolkit for the choice of the public–private partnership mechanism in relation to managing territorial sustainable development projects. Such problems as a structural representation of PPP risk factors and development of principles for their diversification, development of the algorithm and criteria for multi-criteria evaluation, testing of a multi-criteria model needed to be solved to achieve the research goal. The innovativeness of the author’s approach consists in substantiating the algorithm of the multi-criteria modeling for the choice of the public–private partnership mechanism in relation to managing sustainable development projects of the territory. Criteria for alternative PPP models evaluating have been developed. Based on the results of testing, the advantages and disadvantages of applying the algorithm of the multi-criteria modeling in sustainable development management are identified, the directions for the model using in regional management are disclosed.
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Spencer, Eric David, and Ruth Albertyn. "Existential leadership coaching in a medical partnership." Leadership in Health Services 32, no. 1 (January 24, 2019): 69–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lhs-04-2017-0023.
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Purpose This paper aims to report on a case study conducted in a private medical partnership of more than 50 specialist physicians where the researcher applied a leadership coaching model grounded in existential philosophy. The paper asserts that existential leadership coaching can be a novel and effective means to address leadership development needs in the unique context of a professional partnership. Design/methodology/approach The qualitative phenomenological study used a bounded case study design using four purposively selected specialist physicians who were involved in four individual structured coaching sessions over an eight-week period. Data came in writing from participants in the form of reflective questions before and after the coaching, and note-taking on index cards during the coaching process. Data also came from the coach/researcher as a participant observer in the form of note-taking and a reflective journal. Findings Findings indicate that working with perceptions of leadership in existential coaching conversations can provide a mechanism for members of a partnership to find greater purpose, and choose how they can contribute better to leadership development in their collective. Findings indicate that the process of imaging the perceptions of fellow partners can unlock the identification of and choice for developmental actions and contributions to the collective. Research limitations/implications For the selected qualitative design, the researcher as the participant observer provided advantages such as insider access and depth of engagement. The study was limited to a small sample in a particular time and context. Findings are thus viewed in the light of this unique case. Practical implications Such a qualitative phenomenological case study provides glimpses into the lives of real-life leaders and offers the coaching, academic and medical fraternities an insider understanding of leadership development in the case of professional partnerships. Originality/value The paper points to a mechanism which may be a means to unlock potential and facilitate leadership development in the context of professional partnerships.
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Oh, Yoojin, and Jongkuk Lee. "When do firms enter a repeated partnership? The effect of contract terms and relative partner characteristics." Management Decision 55, no. 10 (November 20, 2017): 2237–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-08-2016-0570.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the mechanisms of partner selection from the transaction cost economics’ viewpoint. This paper reveals that a firm’s choice to initiate a new alliance with a new partner or form a repeated alliance with an existing partner depends on contract terms and the relative characteristics of partners. Design/methodology/approach The authors examine 555 alliances in high-tech industries from 2001 to 2009, which the authors collected from secondary sources, including the Securities Data Company Platinum and Compustat databases. The authors use a logit model to reveal the effect of contract terms and relative partner characteristics on repeated partnership. Findings The results show that repeated partnership is less likely to be combined with equity sharing. Repeated partnership is also negatively associated with the functional scope of a new alliance. Finally, a firm is more likely to enter a repeated partnership when its partner is from a different country. Originality/value This research provides new insights into how the choice of an alliance partner depends on contract terms and the relative characteristics of partners. Identifying factors associated with partner selection helps us understand the fundamental mechanisms of initiating a new alliance. It allows focal firms to foresee the behavior of their peers or competitors in certain circumstances and thus provides important insights for developing corresponding strategies more effectively.
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Baharun, Hasan, Niken Septantiningtyas, and Iin Zainab. "STRATEGI PERGURUAN TINGGI DALAM MENJAGA SUSTAINABILITY LEMBAGA MELALUI PROGRAM KEMITRAAN." MANAGERE : Indonesian Journal of Educational Management 2, no. 3 (December 31, 2020): 354–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.52627/ijeam.v2i3.66.
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This study aims to understand and analyze the application of the partnership program as a strategy for higher education in maintaining sustainability at Nurul Jadid Paiton University, Probolinggo. This research uses a qualitative approach with case study. The results showed that Nurul Jadid University carried out a partnership program with other agencies as a strategy in maintaining sustainability in the institution which was carried out through four stages, namely: Attention, namely creating awareness of the process and innovation in the institution; Interest, which is to raise interest from the community; Desire to choose an institution; Action, namely community action that makes the institution selected as its main choice. Through this community choice, the institution can maintain the sustainability of higher education. This research has implications for the importance of educational institutions in maintaining sustainability through their partner institutions, thus impacting public trust and public loyalty.
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Sixsmith, Judith, Mei Lan Fang, Ryan Woolrych, Sarah L. Canham, Lupin Battersby, and Andrew Sixsmith. "Ageing well in the right place: partnership working with older people." Working with Older People 21, no. 1 (March 13, 2017): 40–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/wwop-01-2017-0001.
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Purpose The provision of home and community supports can enable people to successfully age-in-place by improving physical and mental health, supporting social participation and enhancing independence, autonomy and choice. One challenge concerns the integration of place-based supports available as older people transition into affordable housing. Sustainable solutions need to be developed and implemented with the full involvement of communities, service organizations and older people themselves. Partnership building is an important component of this process. The purpose of this paper is to detail the intricacies of developing partnerships with low-income older people, local service providers and nonprofit housing associations in the context of a Canadian housing development. Design/methodology/approach A community-based participatory approach was used to inform the data collection and partnership building process. The partnership building process progressed through a series of democratized committee meetings based on the principles of appreciative inquiry, four collaboration cafés with nonprofit housing providers and four community mapping workshops with low-income older people. Data collection also involved 25 interviews and 15 photovoice sessions with the housing tenants. The common aims of partnership and data collection were to understand the challenges and opportunities experienced by older people, service providers and nonprofit housing providers; identify the perspectives of service providers and nonprofit housing providers for the provision and delivery of senior-friendly services and resources; and determine actions that can be undertaken to better meet the needs of service providers and nonprofit housing providers in order to help them serve older people better. Findings The partnership prioritized the generation of a shared vision together with shared values, interests and the goal of co-creating meaningful housing solutions for older people transitioning into affordable housing. Input from interviews and photovoice sessions with older people provided material to inform decision making in support of ageing well in the right place. Attention to issues of power dynamics and knowledge generation and feedback mechanisms enable all fields of expertise to be taken into account, including the experiential expertise of older residents. This resulted in functional, physical, psychological and social aspects of ageing in place to inform the new build housing complex. Research limitations/implications The time and effort required to conduct democratized partnerships slowed the decision-making process. Originality/value The findings confirm that the drive toward community partnerships is a necessary process in supporting older people to age well in the right place. This requires sound mechanisms to include the voice of older people themselves alongside other relevant stakeholders. Ageing well in a housing complex requires meaningful placemaking to include the functional, physical, psychological and social aspects of older people’s everyday life in respect to both home and community.
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Masdiputri, Rr Sri. "MIXED METHOD STUDY TENTANG IMPLEMENTASI MODEL ASUHAN KEBIDANAN “PARTNERSHIP CARE” DALAM PROSES PERSALINAN DI PRAKTIK MANDIRI BIDAN KOTA BANJARMASIN." Jurnal Ilmiah Kebidanan (Scientific Journal of Midwifery) 8, no. 1 (March 18, 2022): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.33023/jikeb.v8i1.895.
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Long parturition is the third largest contributor to maternal mortality in Indonesia, the incidence of prolonged labor in 2007 and 2012 remains the same at 5% (SDKI, 2012). The Partnership care model in childbirth is described by a situation where the midwife and woman become friends, friends, mutually support each other, have an equal position in the delivery process, thus partnership care can facilitate the delivery process and become the solution of choice in cases of prolonged labor.The results of a survey of 10 PMB midwives in Banjarmasin City found that 70% of PMBs did not implement the partnership care model of midwifery care in childbirth.This study aims to determine the implementation of the partnership care model of care in the delivery process by the Independent Practice of Midwives in the City of Banjarmasin quantitatively and qualitatively and to find inhibiting factors from the implementation of the partnership care model of care in the delivery process.The method used in this research is Mixed Method with sequential approach. The sample used is total sampling, namely all PMB in Banjarmasin City. Research results will be presented in quantitative and qualitative forms.
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Sopilko, Natalya, Nataliya Bondarchuk, Elena Margolina, Natalya Shcherbakova, and Nadegda Stashevskayar. "Estimation of the Degree of Entropy of Russia's Foreign Economic Relations in the Choice of an International Industrial and Technological Partnership." International Journal of Engineering & Technology 7, no. 4.38 (December 3, 2018): 533. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.38.24617.
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The article studies the orderliness of Russia's foreign economic relations in the context of industrial and technological partnership with the other countries. The research is based on a combination of the logical-probabilistic approach of complex networks. It was noted that the issue of choosing the best ways for international production and technology cooperation should be resolved from the point of view of deliberate ordering in the most significant sectors for the planned outstripping development. The most significant industries for the Russian economy are identified: coal, oil and gas, machine building and high-tech sectors of the economy. The indicators of relatively low entropy (orderliness) of foreign economic relations in these significant areas are obtained. That means that there is a high potential for expanding the production and technology partnership. Although it was noted that Russia is not an active participant in industrial and technological integration with many countries in the world. The results of the study confirmed the possibility of using entropy indicators to assess the degree of development of foreign economic relations and determine the optimal directions of industrial and technological partnership.
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Rakhmat, Acip, Sriati Sriati, and M. Yamin. "Factors Affecting Broiler Breeders Following the Partnership Pattern in Gelumbang Subdistrict, Muara Enim District (An Anthropological Sociological Approach)." Jurnal Lahan Suboptimal : Journal of Suboptimal Lands 11, no. 1 (April 1, 2022): 67–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.36706/jlso.11.1.2022.558.
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The partnership pattern is one of the choices of business patterns faced by boiler breeders. This study aimed to describe and analyze the factors influencing the breeders to decide to follow the partnership pattern, calculate and compare the income of broiler farming business through partnership and independent patterns and analyze the perceptions of broiler breeders on the pattern to be applied to the next business cycle. The method used in this research was a survey method and stratified random sampling. The results of the study showed that the factors of venture capital, skills, result marketing and risk of loss, the marketing factor of the results were the most significant factors affecting the decision of farmers to follow the partnership pattern. It was found that the partnership pattern provided an average profit of Rp. 40,138,384.88 higher than the independent business pattern which was only Rp. 33,029,505.00 in one production period. When viewed in terms of Return Cost Ratio (R/C), livestock business through a partnership pattern was 1.19, lower than the R/C independent livestock business with a value of 1.20. Meanwhile, for the Food Conversion Ratio (FCR), both partnership and independent livestock businesses had the same value, namely 1.26. When viewed from the performance index, the livestock business through the partnership pattern had an IP of 4.25 greater in value when compared to the independent business pattern which was only 4.19. The breeders following the partnership pattern tended to decide to continue to follow the partnership pattern even though they had sufficient capital and skills, afforded to market their products independently, and faced their own risks.
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Campbell, Leslie Anne, Sharon E. Clark, Caitlyn Ayn, Jill Chorney, Debbie Emberly, Julie MacDonald, Adrian MacKenzie, Daniel Marsh, Kylie Peacock, and Lori Wozney. "The Choice and Partnership Approach to community mental health and addictions services: a realist-informed scoping review protocol." BMJ Open 9, no. 12 (December 2019): e033247. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033247.
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IntroductionEarly identification and appropriate treatment of child and adolescent mental health disorders can often be hampered by patchwork services with poorly planned or unclear pathways. The Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA) is an evidence-based transformational model of community (community-based or outpatient) mental health and addictions services for children and adolescents that aims to better match services to needs and to improve timely access to care. CAPA has been variably implemented across jurisdictions but has not been comprehensively evaluated for its impact on system and client outcomes. Our research question is, ‘To what degree does CAPA work, for whom and under what circumstances?’. The purpose of this review is twofold: (1) to gain an understanding of the extent and outcomes of the implementation of CAPA in community mental health and addictions services; and (2) to identify the role of context as it influences the implementation of CAPA and resulting client and system outcomes.Methods and analysisWe will conduct a realist-informed scoping review of the literature related to CAPA in either child and adolescent or adult community mental health and addictions services. Relevant studies, reports and documentation will be identified by searching the following online databases: MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Academic Search Premier, ERIC, Web of Science, Cochrane, Dissertations Abstracts, NCBI Bookshelf, PubMed Central and the Canadian Health Research Collection. The search strategy was developed by a health sciences library scientist and informed by a multidisciplinary team comprising methodological and content knowledge experts. The search will gather evidence from multiple online databases of peer-reviewed literature and grey literature repositories. All articles will be independently assessed for inclusion by pairs of reviewers. The key themes derived from a thematic analysis of extracted data will be presented in a narrative overview.Ethics and disseminationResearch ethics review is not required for this scoping review. The results will be disseminated through meetings with stakeholders (including clients and families, clinicians and decision-makers), conference presentations and peer-reviewed publication. The results of this review will inform an overarching programme of research, policy and quality indicator development to ultimately improve mental health and addictions care and subsequent mental health outcomes for children and adolescents.
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McWilliam, Carol L., Moira Stewart, Evelyn Vingilis, Catherine Ward-Griffi, Allan Donner, Karen Anderson, Jeffrey S. Hoch, Peter Coyte, and Gina Browne. "Can We Afford Consumers Choice in Home Care?" Care Management Journals 8, no. 4 (December 2007): 171–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/152109807782590600.
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As demands for home care escalate in a system concerned with cost containments, initiatives promoting client involvement in the management of their chronic illnesses and attendant services have attracted increasing attention. For longer term in-home care, varied approaches to case management reflect these trends. This article reports a study exploring the cost consequences of clients’ choice of three approaches to case management within a single home care context. The first involved leaving the control of services and care to the system’s case manager. The second option was to share this control in partnership with their in-home service providers. The third approach featured clients directing their own case management. Overall, the average costs per month of services for clients in the three groups did not differ significantly over 6 or more months. However, clients who chose direct involvement in their case management actually had significantly lower cost increases than clients with little control over their case management. While further investigation is needed, offering clients choice of involvement in their in-home case management may both lower costs and optimize clients’ potential for involvement in their care.
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Robotham, Dan, Karen James, and Eva Cyhlarova. "Managing demand and capacity within child and adolescent mental health services: an evaluation of the Choice and Partnership Approach." Mental Health Review Journal 15, no. 3 (November 17, 2010): 22–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.5042/mhrj.2010.0656.
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Wilson, Scott, Julie Metcalfe, and Stephen McLeod. "Comparing Choice and Partnership Approach assumptions to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde." International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance 28, no. 8 (October 12, 2015): 812–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa-03-2015-0032.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) activity data over a one-year period to the Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA) demand and capacity model assumptions, providing an evaluation of CAPA model implementation and its effects on actual demand and capacity of the service. Design/methodology/approach – Three assumptions within the CAPA model are tested against activity data extracted from the patient management system. Analysis by patient record assesses the number of appointments the patients received and the patients’ journey from assessment to treatment. A combination of community CAMHS data are combined to compare actual activity against assumed capacity required to meet demand according to the CAPA model. Findings – Tested against an audit of 2,896 patient records, CAMHS average 7.76 core appointments per patient compared to the CAPA assumption of 7.5 appointments at a 0 per cent DNA rate. The second CAPA assumption states that 66 per cent of assessments will result in treatment, compared to 73.55 per cent in NHSGGC CAMHS. Finally, the workforce model in CAMHS has clinical capacity to meet demand according to the CAPA assumption of weekly accepted referral rates not exceeding the number of clinical whole time equivalent. Originality/value – The data allow for identification of inefficiencies within CAMHS and highlights how capacity can be increased, without increasing budgets, to meet a rising clinical demand. The results allow managers and clinicians to improve job planning to ensure more children and young people have quick access to services.
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Cooney, Gayle, Jacqui Howison, and Judith McCluskey. "Attended sessions and client complexity in a learning disability CAMHS service with reference to the Choice and Partnership Approach." Clinical Psychology Forum 1, no. 317 (May 2019): 31–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpscpf.2019.1.317.31.
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This brief paper is an audit exploring the relationship between level of client complexity and number of sessions attended in a learning disability child and adolescent mental health service (LD CAMHS).
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Smith, Bradley Shaun, and JA Robbie Robinson. "An Embarrassment of Riches or a Profusion of Confusion An Evaluation of the Continued Existence of the Civil Union Act of 2006 in the Light of Prospective Domestic Partnerships Legislation in South Africa." Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad 13, no. 2 (June 15, 2017): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2010/v13i2a2640.
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As it stands, South African family law currently holds that the Marriage Act 25 of 1961 applies exclusively to the solemnisation of heterosexual civil marriages while same-sex couples have no choice but to formalise their relationships in terms of the Civil Union Act 17 of 2006. In addition, the legal position is complicated by the fact that the latter Act not only allows both heterosexual and homosexual couples to conclude a civil union, but also provides that a civil union may take the form of either a marriage or a civil partnership, both of which enjoy the same legal recognition as, and give rise to the same legal consequences, as a civil marriage under the Marriage Act. In January 2008, a draft Domestic Partnerships Bill saw the light of day, the potential enactment of which casts significant doubt as to whether the prevailing framework should be retained. With this potential development in mind, this paper considers the desirability of maintaining the "separate but equal" status quo by: (a) comparing the South African Law Reform Commission's pre-Civil Union Act proposals with the approach eventually adopted by the legislature; (b) comparing and contrasting the post-Civil Union Act position in South Africa with that of an established and well-ordered jurisdiction such as the Netherlands and, in the light hereof, considering the cases for and against repealing the Civil Union Act; and (c) by considering the desirability and practicality of the civil partnership's potential co-existence with the Domestic Partnerships Bill (as modified in accordance with a recent study). A proposal is made that could provide a less complex and better streamlined family law dispensation in South Africa.
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Wade, Gary L., Joan E. Marsh, and Mark Banta. "EXTENSION/INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP RESULTS IN EMPLOYEE TRAINING VIDEOS FOR LANDSCAPERS." HortScience 26, no. 5 (May 1991): 491c—491. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.26.5.491c.
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In June, 1988, an Extension advisory committee of landscape professionals met in Atlanta to discuss educational needs of the industry. Representatives from commercial, municipal, Institutional, recreational and private landscape operations present unanimously Identified the need for employee training materials as a top priority. A sub-committee composed of Extension agents, Extension Specialists and landscapes then spent months examining training aids from other states and concluded most were not pertinent to the southeastern U.S. As a result, a series of locally produced employee training videos were proposed. With funding from various landscape firms and the landscape division of the Georgia Green Industry Association, an Atlanta based videographer was hired. Scripts are written and edited by a team of Extension Agents, Extension Specialists and landscape professionals. Extension agents then direct the filming and help edit and produce the final product. To date, two videos have been released and four more are in production. Each video is packaged with an instructor's manual, multiple choice exam and evaluation form. A great deal of support and enthusiasm from both the landscape industry and Extension administration has resulted from this team approach to Extension programming.
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Naughton, Jonine N. L., Matthew Carroll, Soumya Basu, and Darryl Maybery. "Clinical change after the implementation of the Choice and Partnership Approach within an Australian Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service." Child and Adolescent Mental Health 23, no. 1 (January 20, 2017): 50–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/camh.12208.
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Fiore, Pierfrancesco, Enrico Sicignano, and Giuseppe Donnarumma. "An AHP-Based Methodology for the Evaluation and Choice of Integrated Interventions on Historic Buildings." Sustainability 12, no. 14 (July 18, 2020): 5795. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12145795.
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Historic buildings are at the center of cultural and economic interests, due to issues related to their conservation and protection as well as their use and technical-performance efficiency. They are often considered within the accepted meaning of ‘assets-resource’. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the research and development of methodologies to appropriately intervene on this type of heritage assets. This contribution defines a methodology to select interventions capable of combining protection requirements with performance upgrading, as part of integrated seismic improvement and energy-environmental retrofit strategies. The aim is to develop a tool that not only supports Public Administrations in the planning/designing of appropriate interventions but also private investors in a partnership perspective. Given the need to use a multidisciplinary and multi-criteria approach, the AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) method has been used; it allows for the comparison of various intervention alternatives on the basis of certain evaluation criteria, aimed at obtaining a preference index. This approach allows us to support the decision-maker in making the most appropriate choice, according to a rationally structured procedure.
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Siguencia, Luis Ochoa, Martín Gómez-Ullate García de León, and Renata Ochoa-Daderska. "MANAGING CROSS-CULTURAL ONLINE COMMUNICATION IN MULTICULTURAL PROJECT TEAMS: THE CASE OF CULTOUR+ PROJECT." SOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference 2 (May 26, 2016): 598. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/sie2016vol2.1419.
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The paper aims to present the process and partnership building in multicultural project teams through the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) taking into account the Cultour+ communication project management plan to build virtual teams. CULTOUR+ is a Strategic Partnership (SP) of universities, local governments, SMEs and NGOs, that following the mainlines of the Higher Education Modernization Agenda, will offer high quality and innovative courses and tools, integrating innovation, international mobility and cross-border cooperation to enhance capacity building in higher education curricula in the fields of cultural tourism and hospitality, cultural management and shared cultural heritage. This paper aims to enhance the effective use of ICT in project work by analyzing the way it fits in with various project activities having as an example the Cultour+ project. This approach may facilitate the choice of appropriate tools by each project team and show how ICT can support key processes like leadership, management, communication and co-operation within other European project teams.
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Гоосен, Елена, Elena Goosen, Софья Ковригина, and Sofya Kovrigina. "Current Adjustments of the Market Economy: Choice of the Model of Relations between the State and the Business in Mono-Profile Resource Regions." Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. Series: Political, Sociological and Economic sciences 2018, no. 4 (January 14, 2019): 47–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.21603/2500-3372-2018-4-47-54.
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The research features the problem of searching for a model of relations between the state and the business in the conditions of the changing development vector of the Russian economy. An important place in this discussion is the issue of the boundaries of the public and private sectors. Based on the analysis of modern approaches to models of government-business relations, the authors define the role of relations in the state-business tandem. The most effective form of relations is public-private partnership. The development of the partnership between the state and the business is a mechanismfor the implementation of socially significant projects, as close to the market as possible. It contributes to the socio-economic development and the changes in the development vector of resource regions. The paper introduces a classification of relations in the "state-business" tandem. The authors use the basis method of comparative analysis to distinguish two diametrically opposite models of state-business interaction, i.e. pluralistic and corporate. The approach based on the dichotomy of a liberal and a coordinated model is more promising for analyzing the interaction between the state and the business in regions with a mono-profile orientation.
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Monti, Alberto, and Severino Salvemini. "The “Barolo brothers”." Management Decision 52, no. 9 (October 14, 2014): 1750–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-10-2013-0559.
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Purpose – The case introduces the evolution and diversification of the Ceretto family business from the production and distribution of their own wines to the opening of two restaurants and the promotion of cultural and artistic projects. The case provides specific details about how strategic decisions were made. In particular, it shows how non-economic factors such as founders’ identity and personal relationships can shape the choice of new ventures and the formation of alliances. Since the second generation of the family joined the company, the case is useful to highlight the succession process in a family-owned company. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Due to the exploratory nature of the study the authors adopted a qualitative approach. Information was collected through secondary data and semi-structured, face-to-face interviews with family members and the company's top management. The case explores from a theoretical and empirical point of view the entrepreneurial decision-making process and how it affects the evolution of the company strategy. Findings – The case illustrates the role of founders’ (organizational) identity and of social relationships in influencing the diversification of the company and its partnership strategy. Research limitations/implications – The research strategy does not allow generalizations. Originality/value – The case integrates strategic alliances literature highlighting the importance of the nature of the tie existing between companies before the alliance is set and of the decision makers’ identity in shaping partnerships’ choice. The case is useful in entrepreneurship and managing small or family business courses but also for students attending management of foods and beverage or cultural management courses.
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Humenyuk, Anzhela. "THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT FACTORS." INNOVATIVE ECONOMY, no. 1 (2022): 74–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.37332/2309-1533.2022.1.10.
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Purpose. The purpose of the article is to systematize the main factors in the development of hospitality, which exist at the present stage of development. Methodology of research. In order to implement research tasks, the use of a number of methods that form the basis of research methodology is provided. In particular, the theoretical aspects of systematization of approaches and features are formulated using the method of systematization, which allowed to identify key elements within the research issues. The comparative method required to compare and supplement the statements of the authors who studied these issues was also used. Findings. The systematization of the main factors of hospitality development, which exist at the present stage of development, is presented. The main scientific approaches that determine the characteristics of the classification of factors of hospitality development are identified, among which are: the approach that involves the structuring of factors in this category, related to the focus on performance (critical impact) and predictability in the future; the approach, which establishes the classification of factors of formation of partnership of hospitality entities between themselves and related market participants (a sign of partnership); approach related to the classification of factors of customer choice of hospitality facilities (a sign of customer preferences); an approach based on the classification of factors related to the orientation of the place in the market environment (market sign). The key factors of hospitality development characteristic of the current stage of development are formulated, in particular: performance factors (or factors of critical influence), prognostic factors, partnership development factors, customer preferences factor, market factors. Originality. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that the study further developed the question of classification of essential features and the composition of factors in the development of hospitality, which exist at the present stage of scientific thought. Practical value. The practical significance of the results of the study is that the presented factors can be used for actual and predictive assessment of the development of the hospitality industry and its actors. Key words: hospitality, efficiency, critical nature of influence, sign of partnership, market sign, customer preferences, segmentation, marketing analysis.
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Eitzen, C., and K. Sartorius. "Strategies for sustainable growth in JSE-listed companies." South African Journal of Business Management 43, no. 3 (September 30, 2012): 79–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v43i3.476.
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Achieving high growth that is sustainable is an elusive goal for all but a few great companies. Despite the relative importance of this topic, limited research has been performed to explain this phenomenon, especially in a South African context. This paper adopts an exploratory approach to investigate some of the variables that influence company growth, as well as their choice of strategy. A mixed method incorporating descriptive statistics, regression analysis and qualitative evaluation, was used to test the research questions. A sample of 202 JSE companies indicated 28% were high growth entities, 39% medium growth and 33% achieved growth of less than 10%. A further survey of 30 Chief Executive Officers (CEO) indicated that they believed the top five growth drivers were acquisitions, managerial talent, operational efficiency, an entrepreneurial flair (low growth companies excluded) and the development of networks and partnerships. The respondents, however, ranked the number and importance of these growth drivers very differently with high growth companies citing a broader range of growth drivers than the other respondents. Quite surprisingly, the respondents appear to have underestimated the importance of industry and economy effects. Furthermore, high growth companies appeared to develop a broader spectrum of strategies that were more likely to be linked to their choice of growth driver. Interestingly, high growth companies were the only respondents to develop formal partnership and incentive strategies. In conclusion, the results re-enforce the impression that successful organizations develop a multiplicity of strategies that are always underpinned by operational efficiency.
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Trivellato, Benedetta, Mattia Martini, Dario Cavenago, and Elisabetta Marafioti. "A case of employment services in Italy." International Journal of Public Sector Management 29, no. 5 (July 11, 2016): 409–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijpsm-02-2016-0031.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the recent evolution of the employment services system of a Northern Italian region (Lombardy), which was planned according to principles inspired by quasi-markets and horizontal subsidiarity theories, with a focus on its design and implementation challenges. It aims to provide practical and theoretical insights for the design of public services’ governance systems that similarly feature public-private competition and/or cooperation and users’ freedom of choice. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews and integrates previous empirical research analysing the programmes that are part of the recent evolution of Lombardy’s employment services system, in order to draw insights and lessons. Findings – The paper suggests areas where closer scrutiny and related intervention is warranted on the part of the institution in charge of the system’s design (in this case the regional administration), especially in terms of appropriate design of incentive mechanisms for partnership creation, and adequate consideration of the equity implications of the chosen solutions. Originality/value – The paper may be of interest to public officials aiming to implement systems with similar characteristics (public-private competition vs collaboration, users’ freedom of choice), in order to consider challenges and possible implications of their decisions during the planning phase. From a theoretical perspective, this case suggests that reliance on freedom and responsibility, both on the demand and the supply side, may not be adequate to reach the desired outcomes, and may produce negative equity implications. Focused partnerships may be more effective, but may experience similar shortcomings from the viewpoint of equity.
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Anago, Jude Chidiebere. "How do adoption choices influence public private partnership outcomes? Lessons from Spain and Portugal transport infrastructure." International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 15, no. 3 (February 1, 2022): 469–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmpb-03-2021-0077.
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Purpose Maximising real efficiency benefit (REB) is currently being replaced with access to private finance as core public–private partnership (PPP) adoption motive. This later choice focusses on short-term performance, compromising REB and the procurement of infrastructure that meets the need of the present and future generations, which the former accomplishes. The paper aims to review these observed changes to understand the rationales and significance behind such switch.Design/methodology/approach Secondary data powered exploratory study. Deployed X-inefficiency theory to triangulate and reduce bias and select country cases to provide the proper foundation for the descriptive “what happened?” question, such as “what was the failure concerns with a particular adoption choice?”Findings The shift to accessing private finance adoption motive against REB failed to improve PPP project performance or meet efficiency and sustainability. Instead, it allows the private sector to assume financial risk without synergistic monitoring from the government to determine their contractual and commitment trust level, which would help achieve the five-dimensional sustainable performance measurement system for PPP. This led to the struggles of PPP projects in Portugal and Spain, where cost overruns and high demand forecast led to project failures. A recommendation, blended finance with its technical assistance additionality, is considered pivotal to addressing access to private finance motive shortcomings.Originality/value This study improves best practices for new and existing adopters by systematically establishing that adoption ideology is a cardinal variable that influences PPP project success. When not correctly adopted, it can make the most successful structured projects face complexities and uncertainty.
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Badillo, Erika Raquel, Francisco Llorente Galera, and Rosina Moreno Serrano. "Cooperation in R&D, firm size and type of partnership." European Journal of Management and Business Economics 26, no. 1 (July 3, 2017): 123–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ejmbe-07-2017-008.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse cooperation in R&D in the automobile industry in Spain. It first examines to what extent firms cooperate with external actors in the field of technological innovation, and if so, with what type of cooperation partner, paying special attention to the differentiation according to the size of the firms. Second, it aims to study how the firm’s size may affect not only the decision of cooperating but also with which type of partner. Design/methodology/approach The data in this study came from the surveys done in 2010 and 2013 by the Technological Innovation Panel (PITEC) for firms in the automotive industry. The paper estimates a bivariate probit model that takes into account the two types of cooperation mostly present in such an industry, vertical and institutional, explicitly considering the interdependencies that may arise in their simultaneous choice. Findings The empirical study confirms that small firms cooperate less frequently than big firms and that giving more importance to information publicly available and having public financial support from local and national governments are important determinants of collaboration agreements, mainly in the case of customers and suppliers. Originality/value This paper contributes to the understanding of the motivations of the automotive industry for engaging in R&D cooperation agreements. The authors study how the firm’s size may affect not only the decision of cooperating but also with which type of partner.
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Milner, Kate M., Raquel Bernal Salazar, Sunil Bhopal, Alexandra Brentani, Pia Rebello Britto, Tarun Dua, Melissa Gladstone, et al. "Contextual design choices and partnerships for scaling early child development programmes." Archives of Disease in Childhood 104, Suppl 1 (March 18, 2019): S3—S12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2018-315433.
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Translating the Nurturing Care Framework and unprecedented global policy support for early child development (ECD) into action requires evidence-informed guidance about how to implement ECD programmes at national and regional scale. We completed a literature review and participatory mixed-method evaluation of projects in Saving Brains®, Grand Challenges Canada® funded ECD portfolio across 23 low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Using an adapted programme cycle, findings from evaluation related to partnerships and leadership, situational analyses, and design for scaling ECD were considered. 39 projects (5 ‘Transition to Scale’ and 34 ‘Seed’) were evaluated. 63% were delivered through health and 84% focused on Responsive Caregiving and Early Learning (RCEL). Multilevel partnerships, leadership and targeted situational analysis were crucial to design and adaptation. A theory of change approach to consider pathways to impact was useful for design, but practical situational analysis tools and local data to guide these processes were lacking. Several RCEL programmes, implemented within government services, had positive impacts on ECD outcomes and created more enabling caregiving environments. Engagement of informal and private sectors provided an alternative approach for reaching children where government services were sparse. Cost-effectiveness was infrequently measured. At small-scale RCEL interventions can be successfully adapted and implemented across diverse settings through processes which are responsive to situational analysis within a partnership model. Accelerating progress will require longitudinal evaluation of ECD interventions at much larger scale, including programmes targeting children with disabilities and humanitarian settings with further exploration of cost-effectiveness, critical content and human resources.
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Samorinha, Catarina, Mateusz Lichon, Susana Silva, and Mike Dent. "User involvement in assisted reproductive technologies: England and Portugal." Journal of Health Organization and Management 29, no. 5 (August 17, 2015): 582–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jhom-12-2014-0202.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare user involvement in the case of assisted reproductive technologies in England and Portugal through the concepts of voice, choice and co-production, assessing the implications for user empowerment. Design/methodology/approach – This qualitative study draws primarily on policy review and uses exploratory semi-structured interviews with key informants as a way of illustrating points. Data on the following themes was compared: voice (users’ representativeness on licensing bodies and channels of communication between users and doctors); choice (funding and accessibility criteria; choice of fertility centres, doctors and level of care); and co-production (criteria through which users actively engage with health professionals in planning the treatment). Findings – Inter- and intra-healthcare systems variations between the two countries on choice and co-production were identified. Differences between funding and accessibility, regions, public and private sectors and attitudes towards doctor-patient relationship (paternalistic/partnership) were the key issues. Although consumer choice and indicators of co-production are evident in treatment pathways in both countries, user empowerment is not. This is limited by inequalities in accessibility criteria, dependence on doctors’ individual perspectives and lack of genuine and formal hearing of citizens’ voice. Originality/value – Enhancing users’ involvement claims for individual and organizational cultures reflecting user-centred values. Effective ways to incorporate users’ knowledge in shared decision making and co-design are needed to empower patients and to improve the delivery of care.
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Yan, Daniel, and Malcolm Warner. "Foreign investors' choices in China: going it alone or in partnership?" Human Systems Management 21, no. 2 (April 4, 2002): 137–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/hsm-2002-21205.
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This article argues that sino-foreign joint ventures (SFJVs) and wholly foreign-owned enterprises (WFOEs) have been influenced by a number of ongoing changes, for example, government policy toward foreign investment, indigenous management practices, human resource management practices and the nature of investment. In its overview of the longitudinal changes in these four areas, it suggests that foreign investors do not necessarily make an either WFOE or SFJV decision when considering their desirable mode of operation in China. Meanwhile, it argues that multinational corporations should take a dynamic approach to constantly re-position themselves as SFJVs in their business plans with respect to the mentioned areas, so as to achieve the best result as China enters the WTO. Finally, this analysis sets out a preliminary ‘Dynamic Positioning Model’ of these two modes of operation in China, which serves as a foundation on which further hypotheses can be built.
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van Beek, Harris. "Building long-term community partnerships in sensitive remote environments." APPEA Journal 54, no. 1 (2014): 201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj13021.
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Local communities can challenge the successful development of onshore oil and gas operations; for this reason, it is important to develop meaningful relationships with communities, where possible. As oil and gas companies establish more onshore operations it is necessary to find ways to build and sustain effective community relations. Rio Tinto-Alcan (RTA) Weipa and Energy Resources Australia (ERA) are two significant resources operations in Australia that operate in sensitive remote environments. Positive, enduring and collaborative community relations are essential for the success of both operations. A partnership between each company and the schools within their respective local operating environment has created positive student outcomes and increased workforce stability, resulting in overall success for education and industry in the region. This paper describes the long-term community partnership strategy that has been implemented to achieve mutually beneficial arrangements. It identifies how this experience can be used as a model to guide the oil and gas industry to establish sustained community relationships with its onshore operations, including CSG activities, in the future. RTA and ERA have worked with Nous to create partnerships between the operations and their respective local schools. RTA and Western Cape College have partnered since 2005, and ERA has partnered with West Arnhem College since 2009. The starting point was identification of the school education and workforce needs of each partner, then aligning them through a partnership based around achieving mutual goals. Nous found RTA and ERA’s needs were to: attract and retain staff;recruit local staff;improve Indigenous education and employment; and,support communities for a bright future and healthy young people. The schools needed to ensure: graduates have life choices and the capability to make decisions themselves;post-school pathways exist for students;students have diversified learning opportunities (both in the classroom and on the job); and,strong Indigenous communities are maintained, supported by leaders and young people. Quality local school education is important to achieve these goals. The partnerships have established a broad program of activities to encourage young people to complete their schooling and forge pathways post-school. The development and maintenance of collaborative arrangements requires planning, action, leadership, coordination, and sustained commitment to achieve successful outcomes. This paper describes the approach, program initiatives and outcomes achieved, and how the approach can be adapted for onshore oil and gas operations.
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Walker, Derek, and Mattias Jacobsson. "A rationale for alliancing within a public-private partnership." Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 21, no. 6 (November 17, 2014): 648–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ecam-09-2013-0087.
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Purpose – This case study was chosen for its rare, if not unique, project procurement strategy. It is, to the authors’ knowledge, the only example of a project alliance (PA) being undertaken within a public-private partnership (PPP) project delivery approach. The purpose of this paper is to explore the case study from a strategic perspective to better understand if it is possible to combine a PA within a less collaborative procurement form, such as PPP or design and construct (D&C), and to determine if there were any specific prerequisite conditions needed for such an arrangement to be successfully adopted. Design/methodology/approach – A single exploratory case study was undertaken through interviewing seven of the most senior project participant executives for approximately an hour that each had a separate and unique perspective to offer relating to the organisational role they represented in the PA. These interviewees were identified as the most knowledgeable key executives participating in the PA from whom both strategic and operational insights could be gained. Findings – It is possible to design a PA approach within a PPP for large and complex infrastructure projects and this can provide a competitive advantage to do so, however, the reasons for doing so should be clear and compelling. Parties to such an arrangement should be prepared to fully engage through adopting full PA principles. In such a case as this, the PPP special purpose vehicle takes on the role of “project owner” that normally the public body part of the PPP would normally adopt. Research limitations/implications – This research reports upon a single case study within a specific project delivery culture that has extensive experience of PAs. Demonstrated positive project outcomes would not be likely to be more generally repeatable across the engineering infrastructure sector unless parties engaged within such a PA had not already experienced and understood outcomes resulting from such a close collaboration. Practical implications – This research has implications for project participants bidding for PPP projects as well as others using a D&C tending approach. It offers a potential competitive advantage because it demonstrates and explains how choices may be expanded beyond a simple single project procurement strategy approach. Social implications – Many PPP and PA infrastructure projects are delivered to provide community benefit. This paper provides a way to improve the project delivery process and thus improving value to the community. Originality/value – The paper makes three contributions. Primarily, it pioneers analysis of a PA within a PPP. Second, it provides important insights into the reasons and emergence of this phenomenon. Finally, it provides an understanding of this how this novel form of early contractor involvement with a PPP special purpose ownership vehicle that combines competition and collaboration may function operationally.
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Schils, Philipsen, Hoekstra, Holshof, Zom, Hoving, Reenen, et al. "Amazing Grazing: A Public and Private Partnership to Stimulate Grazing Practices in Intensive Dairy Systems." Sustainability 11, no. 20 (October 22, 2019): 5868. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11205868.
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In many intensive dairy regions in northwest Europe, a decline in grazing is observed. In the Netherlands, the proportion of dairy cows with access to pasture is declining, as well as the time spent grazing per cow. The decline in grazing is seen as an unwanted trend by many stakeholders and is, thus, under debate amongst dairy farmers, the dairy chain, and society. Therefore, a public–private partnership was initiated to encourage grazing by providing farmers with usable means of improving their grazing systems. The partnership involved stakeholders from the dairy farming community, dairy and feed industry, agrotechnical industries, advisory services, and research. The objective of this partnership was to develop and stimulate technological innovations and management measures that increase fresh grass intake at pasture. The innovation network combined an integrated research approach with farmer working groups and broader stakeholder interactive meetings. The project started with a comprehensive grass intake framework, which was the foundation for exploration of innovations. The framework consisted of six interlinked components: soil, grass growth, grass supply, grass intake, feed supplementation, and cow behavior. In a continuous interactive cycle, strategic choices were made to focus on potentially effective innovations. The use of a public–private partnership to develop usable innovations that encourage grazing practices proven to be a good approach to develop a shared vision among stakeholders. It provided a basis to work together toward innovative practices and to disseminate the outcomes to the foreseen users. The approach succeeded in design concepts for two specific innovations, i.e., weekly grass growth predictions and daily fresh grass intake tracking. We demonstrated that meaningful grazing and fresh grass intake are possible in intensive dairy systems with high stocking rates and high levels of supplementary feeding.
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Loehde, Ann Sophie K., Andrea Calabrò, Mariateresa Torchia, and Sascha Kraus. "Joint (Ad)ventures—Family firms' international entry mode choices for emerging markets." International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 26, no. 6 (May 23, 2020): 1235–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-10-2019-0573.
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PurposeThe aim of this study is to advance knowledge on family firms' entry mode choices by examining the linkage between target market context, especially in the emerging economies of China and India, and the dominant family firm logic of keeping ownership and control in the family.Design/methodology/approachWe use an exploratory multiple case study analysis approach based on nine German family firms' internationalization endeavors. We use both primary and secondary data.FindingsTraditionally, extant research concludes that family principals prefer foreign direct investments (FDIs) in order to exert maximum control when entering international markets. In contrast, our study finds a clear preference for international joint ventures (IJVs) as an initial entry mode of choice into unfamiliar markets. Our findings propose this decision to be rooted in cultural unfamiliarity and the complexity of the target markets' legal environment. The effect of these two factors is amplified by prior IJVs experiences.Originality/valueThis article offers several original insights. First, we identify the triggers of the paradoxical IJVs’ entry mode choice among family firms and thus explain the motivation for breaking with the dominant family firm logic of maximizing control. Second, we account for factors in China's and India's particular emerging market environments. In the light of family control, the unfamiliarity with these markets triggers the decision to compensate for the high level of uncertainty by engaging in an IJV partnership. Third, our study shows that family firms are indeed willing to share control if it serves the long-term survival of the firm.
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Aini, Resi Qurrata, and Yandry Kurniawan. "Quasi-Alliance at Play: The Curious Case of South Korea’s Aborted Withdrawal from GSOMIA in 2019." Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik 24, no. 3 (June 7, 2021): 253. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/jsp.59148.
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This study aims to explain why countries maintain security cooperation with a partner even though they are in the middle of severe tensions. This is experienced by the Republic of Korea (ROK), which preferred to maintain its security cooperation with Japan under the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA). This research utilizes the concept of abandonment fears to explain South Korea's behavior in reversing its self-declared withdrawal from GSOMIA in 2019. By conducting a deductive-qualitative research approach, this research shows that South Korea was in a position of abandonment fears—fears of being ignored by Japan—magnified by the uncertainty of US commitment. For now, South Korea considers Japan as the most likely partner choice in the region. Thus, Seoul decided to maintain the partnership with Japan within the GSOMIA framework and compromise its grievances with the latter.
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Law, Mary, Sue Baptiste, and Jennifer Mills. "Client-Centred Practice: What does it Mean and Does it Make a Difference?" Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 62, no. 5 (December 1995): 250–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000841749506200504.
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During the past 15 years, occupational therapists in Canada, through the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists, have worked to develop and implement guidelines for practice of a client-centred approach to occupational therapy. One of the difficulties with the current Guidelines for the Client-Centred Practice of Occupational Therapy is the lack of a definition and discussion of the concepts and issues fundamental to client-centred practice. In this paper, key concepts of client-centred practice: individual autonomy and choice, partnership, therapist and client responsibility, enablement, contextual congruence, accessibility and respect for diversity are discussed. Two practice examples are used to illustrate these ideas and raise issues about obstacles to the practice of client-centred occupational therapy. Research evidence about the effectiveness of client-centred concepts in enhancing client satisfaction, functional outcomes and adherence to health service programmes is reviewed.
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Yang, Qian, Yi Liu, and Yuan Li. "How do an alliance firm’s strategic orientations drive its knowledge acquisition? Evidence from Sino-foreign alliance partnership." Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 34, no. 2 (March 4, 2019): 505–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jbim-05-2018-0158.
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Purpose This paper aims to investigate how a Chinese firm’s strategic orientation impact its knowledge acquisition from its foreign alliance partners through governance mechanisms used in the Sino-foreign alliance partnership. Design/methodology/approach This research first proposes an integrated model which links a firm’s strategic orientations (entrepreneurial and market orientations), governance mechanism (contract and trust controls), and its knowledge acquisition together. Then, this research collected data from 198 Chinese firms involved in Sino-foreign alliances to test the conceptual model. Findings For entrepreneurial-oriented alliance firms, a moderate level of contract and a high level of trust are the most efficient uses of control mechanisms for Chinese firms’ knowledge acquisition. In comparison, for market-oriented alliance firms, both contract and trust control mechanisms should be used at the moderate level to achieve maximum knowledge acquisition from their foreign partners. Originality/value By introducing a new antecedent for the choice of control mechanisms in the context of Sino-foreign alliance relationships, this study empirically finds a non-linear relationship between contract control and knowledge acquisition and confirms the significant role of trust in facilitating knowledge acquisition between alliance partners from the perspective of alliance firms in emerging markets.
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Tangpong, Chanchai, Michael D. Michalisin, Rodney D. Traub, and Arlyn J. Melcher. "A review of buyer-supplier relationship typologies: progress, problems, and future directions." Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 30, no. 2 (March 2, 2015): 153–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jbim-10-2012-0193.
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Purpose – The purpose of this study is to review the existing typologies of buyer-supplier relationships (BSRs) in the literature, to critically assess their dimensions and underlying assumptions, and to propose a more complete BSR typology and future directions for BSR typology research. Design/methodology/approach – This study takes a conceptual approach in highlighting the limitations of existing BSR typologies and synthesizing their key typology-defining variables when proposing an alternative BSR typology. Findings – The proposed BSR typology is based on alternative behavioral assumptions: bounded rationality and choice-determinism, and uses relationalism, supplier dependence and buyer dependence as the typology-defining variables. This BSR typology captures four prominent BSR types in the extant literature (i.e. market/discrete relationship, captive-buyer/supplier-dominant relationship, captive-supplier/buyer-dominant relationship and strategic/bilateral partnership) and four new BSR types developed in this study (i.e. supplier-led collaboration, buyer-led collaboration, competitive/win–lose partnership, and free will/voluntary collaboration). Research limitations/implications – The performance implications of the new BSR types have yet to be empirically tested; however, empirical approaches for future research are discussed. Originality/value – As BSR typology research has been conducted over the years, a thorough review and systematic assessment of the extant research in terms of fundamental assumptions, typology-defining variables, overall progress and limitations becomes an important reflective task in guiding future research efforts toward the collective advancement in this line of inquiry. Departing from the existing literature, this study also uses more realistic BSR assumptions and a more complete set of typology-defining variables in developing an alternative BSR typology, arguably more complete and more theoretically sound than the previous BSR typologies in the literature.
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Мнацаканян, Р. А. "Specific features of social discounting in public-private partnership projects in the fisheries." MORSKIE INTELLEKTUAL`NYE TEHNOLOGII), no. 4(50) (December 17, 2020): 118–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.37220/mit.2020.50.4.081.
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Одной из проблем принятия решений о целесообразности реализации проектов, имеющих значимую общественную и социальную составляющую, является незавершенность методологического обеспечения процедуры социального дисконтирования. Существующие в этой области теоретические и методические наработки носят общий характер, что не позволяет учитывать ни специфику проектов, ни особенности той сферы деятельности, в которой они реализуются. Предметом исследования в данной работе выступают методы принятия инвестиционных решений в рыбной отрасли, основанных на принципах государственно-частного партнерства. Исходя из этого, целью статьи является развитие методологии анализа проектов ГЧП, реализуемых в сфере рыбного хозяйства в части, относящейся к теоретическому обоснованию моделей, базирующихся на технологии социального дисконтирования, а также выбора социальной ставки дисконтирования. Новизна работы состоит в выработке комплексного подхода, отражающего разносторонние взгляды на процедуру социального дисконтирования. Результатом работы стала разработка рекомендаций по принятию общественно ориентированных решений о целесообразности и формах реализации проектов ГЧП в сфере рыбного хозяйства. The underdeveloped methodological support of the social discounting procedure is one of the problems of decision-making on the implementation of projects with significant social and social components. The available theoretical and methodological developments are of a general nature and do not allow taking into account either the specifics of projects or the specifics of the field of activity in which they are implemented. The subject of this paper is the methods of making investment decisions in fisheries, which are based on the principles of public-private partnership. The purpose of this paper is to develop a methodology for the analysis of PPP projects implemented in the field of fisheries in terms of theoretical substantiation of models based on the technology of social discounting and the choice of a social discount rate. The novelty of our results lies in an integrated approach reflecting versatile views on the procedure of social discounting. The author offers recommendations for making publicly oriented decisions on the implementation of PPP projects in fisheries.
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Reuber, Markus, Merran Toerien, Rebecca Shaw, and Roderick Duncan. "Delivering patient choice in clinical practice: a conversation analytic study of communication practices used in neurology clinics to involve patients in decision-making." Health Services and Delivery Research 3, no. 7 (March 2015): 1–170. http://dx.doi.org/10.3310/hsdr03070.
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BackgroundThe NHS is committed to offering patients more choice. Yet even within the NHS, the meaning of patient choice ranges from legal ‘rights to choose’ to the ambition of establishing clinical practice as a ‘partnership’ between doctor and patient. In the absence of detailed guidance, we focused on preciselyhowto engage patients in decision-making.ObjectivesTo contribute to the evidence-base about whether or not, and how, patient choice is implemented to identify the most effective communication practices for facilitating patient choice.DesignWe used conversation analysis to examine practices whereby neurologists offer choice. The main data set consists of audio- and video-recorded consultations. Patients completed pre- and post-consultation questionnaires and neurologists completed the latter.Setting and participantsThe study was conducted in neurology outpatient clinics in Glasgow and Sheffield. Fourteen neurologists, 223 patients and 120 accompanying others took part.ResultsPatients and clinicians agreed that choice had featured in 53.6% of consultations and that choice was absent in 14.3%. After 32.1% of consultations,eitherpatientorneurologist thought choice was offered. The presence or absence of choice was not satisfactorily explained by quantitatively explored clinical or demographic variables. For our qualitative analysis, the corpus was divided into four subsets: (1) patient and clinician agree that choice was present; (2) patient and clinician agree that choice was absent; (3) patient ‘yes’, clinician ‘no’; and (4) patient ‘no’, clinician ‘yes’. Comparison of all subsets showed that ‘option-listing’ was the only practice for offering choice that was presentonly(with one exception, which, as we show, proves the rule) in those consultations for which participantsagreed there was a choice. We show how option-listing can be used to engage patients in decision-making, but also how very small changes in the machinery of option-listing [for instance the replacement or displacement of the final component of this practice, the patient view elicitor (PVE)] can significantly alter the slot for patient participation. In fact, a slightly modified form of option-listing can be used to curtail choice. Finally, we describe two forms of PVE that can be used to hand a single-option decision to the patient, but which, we show, can raise difficulties for patient choice.ConclusionsChoice features in the majority of recorded consultations. If doctors want to ensure a patient knows she or he has a choice, option-listing is likely to be best understood by patients as an invitation to choose. However, an important lesson from this study is that simply asking doctors to adopt a practice (like option-listing) will not automatically lead to a patient-centred approach. Our study shows that preciselyhowa practice is implemented is crucial.Future researchFuture research should investigate (1) links between the practices identified here and relevant outcome measures (like adherence); (2) whether being given a choice is better or worse for patients than receiving a doctor’s recommendation, taking account of clinical and demographic factors; and (3) how our approach could be fruitfully applied in other settings.FundingThe National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery Research programme.
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Wilson, Alyce N., Pele Melepia, Rose Suruka, Priscah Hezeri, Dukduk Kabiu, Delly Babona, Pinip Wapi, et al. "Partnership-defined quality approach to companionship during labour and birth in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea: A mixed-methods study." PLOS Global Public Health 2, no. 2 (February 28, 2022): e0000102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000102.
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Companionship during labour and birth is a critical component of quality maternal and newborn care, resulting in improved care experiences and better birth outcomes. Little is known about the preferences and experiences of companionship in Papua New Guinea (PNG), and how it can be implemented in a culturally appropriate way. The aim of this study was to describe perspectives and experiences of women, their partners and health providers regarding labour and birth companionship, identify enablers and barriers and develop a framework for implementing this intervention in PNG health facilities. A mixed methods study was conducted with five facilities in East New Britain, PNG. Data included 5 facility audits, 30 labour observations and 29 in-depth interviews with women who had recently given birth, partners and maternity care providers. A conceptual framework was developed drawing on existing quality care implementation frameworks. Women and partners wanted companions to be present, whilst health providers had mixed views. Participants described benefits of companionship including encouragement and physical support for women, better communication and advocacy, improved labour outcomes and assistance with workforce issues. Adequate privacy and space constraints were highlighted as key barriers to address. Of the women observed, only 30% of women had a companion present during labour, and 10% had a companion at birth. A conceptual framework was used to highlight the interconnected inputs required at community, facility and provincial health system levels to improve the quality of care. Key elements to address included attitudes towards companionship, the need for education and training and restrictive hospital policies. Supporting women to have their companion of choice present during labour and birth is critical to improving women’s experiences of care and improving the quality of maternal and newborn care. In order to provide companionship during labour and birth in PNG, a complex, intersecting, multi-faceted approach is required.