Collaboration: The Collaborative Condition or The Collaborative Partnership

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COLLABORATION

Is a recursive process where


two or more people or
organizations work together
toward an intersection of
common goals.
THE COLLABORATIVE CONDITION OR THE
COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP
There is an agreement to pursue a
common purpose and a sharing of
knowledge to resolve problems,
decide issues, and set goals within
a structure of collegiality.
The partners decide together the
kinds of activities and functions
that each will contribute.
Allow for the separateness of each
partner.
Issues of power and control are
discussed.
The interests of each of the parties
to the collaborative venture must be
enumerated for all.
ELEMENTS OF COLLABORATION
ALONG THE CONTINUUM
Individual
Knowledge
•Willingness to negotiate roles
•Commitment to the work
•Investment in the outcomes
Discovery of a quid pro quo
Partners
•Mutually agreed relationship
•Continuous dialogue about the issues
•Flexibility in work relationships
•A process for conflict resolution
•A strategy for role clarification
•A mechanism for integrating with
others

CRITICAL ELEMENTS OF
COLLABORATION
Communication
Competence
Trust
Commitment to goals
Consistency of purpose

VARIABLES AFFECTING
COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE
Coordination
2.Collegiality.
3.Communication
4.Competency
5.Education

Coordination
components vital to
collaborative practice include
structural elements.
Collegiality
refers to relationships among
individuals who occupy
positions of equal and
unequal status
Communication
is the most critical
component of the
collaborative practice
Competency
is mandatory in order to
achieve respect in the
professional relationship.
Education
is the most fundamental of
all nurse manager behaviors
related to creating an
environment where
collaborative practice can
function.
Businesses too are
witnessing radical changes
forcing collaboration as a
competitive necessity.”

“If competition makes


companies overcommit their
resources with few good
results, collaboration
enables companies to
operate with few resources
and many good results.”

Mercedes-Benz has a long history of involvement with the country. Its first association in 1954 was a collaboration
with Tata Motors for the production of Trucks; subsequently it also cooperated with Force Motors in 1969. Mercedes-
Benz then was the first luxury carmaker to set up local production on Indian soil in 1995.

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