Partnerships: the foundation for future success.

Partnerships will most probably be considered the watchword of the nineties. Their meaning is extrapolated from interviews with individuals involved in creating partnerships of all kinds as well as reviewing selected literature. Criteria for success and common themes found in failure are presented. The relationship between collaboration and partnership is discussed as well as the impact on power bases. Because partnership is fundamentally viewed as a process entailing the development of relationships, two author's views of developmental sequences are compared and contrasted.