Table 1. Partnership vs. Contractual Relationship^a .

	Partnership Relationship	Contractual Relationship
Characteristics of relationship	Key words: trust, horizontal, mutual, shared	Key words: hierarchical, vertical
Who sets goals/objectives	Mutual, shared and agreed goal among partners	Contracting organization sets goals/objectives
Decision-making	Mutual decision-making process and/or potential to influence decisions	Contracting organization makes decision
Accountability	Reciprocal accountability on outcomes	Unilateral accountability on outputs by contracted to contractor
Organizational identity	The assignment of roles and responsibilities clearly reflects competitive advantage of member organizations	The assignment reflects contracting organization’s interests and purpose in engaging other member organizations

^aReference 16.