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During collaboration in research, it may happen that some researchers become involved in behaviours that reflect so-called 'self-interestedness', which means that they pursue their personal interest or benefit without considering others. This study examined how researchers in Zimbabwe perceive instances of self-interestedness among research collaborators, and how these perceptions differ according to their career stage and the nature of collaboration. An online survey of researchers in Zimbabwe was conducted to gather information about six instances of self-interestedness among research collaborators. The results show that Zimbabwean researchers involved exclusively in national collaboration reported greater degrees of collaborator self-interestedness than Zimbabwean researchers involved in international collaboration. However, early-career researchers and established researchers did not differ significantly regarding their experiences of collaborator self-interestedness. Measures aimed at capacitating research organisations and research teams in developing countries in the African context, to counter collaborator self-interestedness, are recommended.

Collaboration between nonprofits and businesses is increasing and becoming more strategically important. Based on 15 case studies, this article presents a cross-sector collaboration framework consisting of four components. First, the collaboration continuum provides a conceptual framework for categorizing different types of partnerships and studying their possible evolution through three principal stages: philanthropic, transactional, and integrative. Second, the collaboration value construct facilitates the analysis of the definition, creation, balance, and renewal of the value generated in different types of alliances. Third, a set of alliance drivers is identified that determines the nature and functioning of the partnerships. Fourth, alliance enablers that contribute to the effective management of the relationship are set forth. The article discusses the dynamics of the alliance marketplace. The research builds on and extends existing interorganizational research theories by providing a distinctive conceptual framework and new empirical understanding of cross-sector alliances. Future research needs are identified.

Purpose
– The aim of this paper is to examine collaboration between the government and philanthropic foundations in the age of new governance. This focuses on analysing the relationship that was formed between PFs and the government in Israel during the development and operation of two joint projects initiated by PFs, which aimed to promote collaboration between the two sectors in the fields of children at risk and the public education system.


Design/methodology/approach
– Qualitative, thematic content analysis was used to study the relationships that emerged between the PFs and the government. Data were collected from an examination of documented materials and interviews with key participants in the two projects from both parties.


Findings
– The article presents the interface between government and philanthropic foundations in the age of new governance. Several major factors that shape these relations in collaborative projects emerged from the comparative analysis of the two case studies and are relevant to public sector management: the different perceptions of government and philanthropic foundations that guide the collaborations, the politics of collaboration and the power relations between PFs and government.


Research limitations/implications
– Further research might examine other examples of collaboration between PFs and government, since the research reported here comprises only two case studies.


Originality/value
– As collaborations between government and philanthropic foundations are expanding in many countries as part of new-governance structures, the article presents a valuable insight for both academics and practitioners about relationships between these two sectors, and especially collaboration that involves actors from the New Philanthropy.

Summer ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Healthcare delivery in the United States is rapidly changing and collaborative practice models have been cited as an approach to improving efficiency and effectiveness, reducing cost and maintaining safety and quality. Measurement of collaboration as a process would aid our understanding of the role of interprofessional collaboration between midwives and physicians in improving outcomes of care. A descriptive study was conducted to determine whether the collaborative process could be measured with information collected at the individual level and aggregated to represent the practice as a whole. The study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Collaborative Practice Scale (CPS) at the individual and practice level in midwife-physician collaborative practices that provide inpatient maternity services in the Military Health System. The sample included 106 midwives and physicians who provide care in obstetric practices located in 10 Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) across the United States. Psychometric properties of the CPS included Cronbach's alpha coefficient of .98. Test-retest reliability was measured in a two-week interval with an intraclass correlation coefficient of .99 (p < .01). Internal consistency was measured with item-to-total correlations ranging from .83-.94 and inter-item correlations from .71-.88. Principal components analysis resulted in a single factor loading, accounting for over 80% of total variance. Psychometric properties of the scale were also evaluated at the MTF/practice level. Strong within practice agreement (rwg(j) = .94) and between practices variance, (ICC1 = .15, ICC2 = .65) provided support for use of the construct to represent the practice in multilevel research. Among practices with higher CPS scores, patterns of reporting on scale items were similar, while patterns for items in low-scoring groups were markedly inconsistent. Interprofessional collaboration as a construct can be measured and used in multilevel research. The results of this study provide sufficient evidence to prompt further study of the relationship of the collaborative process to outcomes of care. Evaluating this relationship is necessary to provide evidence that collaborative care models are effective in improving the safety, quality, and efficiency of healthcare.