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Scaling-Up And Rooting-Down: A Case Study Of North-South Partnerships For Health From Tanzania, J. Hope Corbin, Maurice B. Mittelmark, Gro Th. Lie
Scaling-Up And Rooting-Down: A Case Study Of North-South Partnerships For Health From Tanzania, J. Hope Corbin, Maurice B. Mittelmark, Gro Th. Lie
Woodring College of Education Faculty Publications
Background: North-South Partnership (NSP) is the mandated blueprint for much global health action. Northern partners contribute funding and expertise and Southern partners contribute capacity for local action. Potential Northern partners are attracted to Southern organizations that have a track record of participating in well-performing NSPs. This often leads to the rapid ‘scaling up’ of the Southern organization’s activities, and more predictable and stable access to resources. Yet, scaling up may also present challenges and threats, as the literature on rapid organization growth shows. However, studies of the impact of scaling up within NSPs in particular are absent from the …
The International Union For Health Promotion And Education (Iuhpe) Student And Early Career Network (Isecn): A Case Illustrating Three Strategies For Maximizing Synergy In Professional Collaboration, Hope Corbin, Emily A. Fisher, Torill Bull
The International Union For Health Promotion And Education (Iuhpe) Student And Early Career Network (Isecn): A Case Illustrating Three Strategies For Maximizing Synergy In Professional Collaboration, Hope Corbin, Emily A. Fisher, Torill Bull
Woodring College of Education Faculty Publications
The International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) Student and Early Career Network (ISECN) was constructed upon a foundation of research, using the Bergen Model of Collaborative Functioning (BMCF) as a blueprint to inform its leadership, communication, structure, and culture. The BMCF consists of inputs (partners, mission, and financial resources), throughputs (operational processes), and outputs (synergy and antagony). In this commentary, we use the BMCF to describe the ISECN work, highlighting opportunities, successes, and challenges. We also put forward three strategies derived from the BMCF that have been purposefully employed by ISECN to maximize its production of synergy from …