Working Together: A Preconference for Library and Information Technology Professionals
Networked Information--Challenges and Soutions: A CAUSE/CNI Regional Conference
May 29, 1996, Philadelphia, PA
Handout: Actions to Build and Sustain Partnerships
ACTIONS TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN PARTNERSHIPS
Education
skills transfer and training
general education
social and cultural
Joint Planning
ongoing, iterative
negotiate mutual benefits
create common goal set
education
Measurement and Control
jointly designed and implemented
effective benchmarking
provision of operational and performance data
Effective Use of Teams
coordinate diverse knowledge
create social networks
create stability
Multilevel Human Resource Strategy
actions address all levels
select and assign key personnel
Technology
asset to partnership
mechanism for interorganizational exchange
Source: John Henderson, "Plugging into Strategic Partnerships: The Critical IS Connection," Sloan Management Review (Spring 1990), pp. 7-18.
