Exploring the relationship between synergy and partnership functioning factors in health promotion partnerships

Health Promotion International

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 408-420

  Jones, Jacky ^a   Barry, Margaret M ^b  

^a HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

leadership; partnerships; synergy; trust

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; IRELAND; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRUST;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; IRELAND; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUST;

EID: 79960282368     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dar002     Document Type: Article

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