This study examines the management challenges and practices of partnerships between the information and communication technology and healthcare sectors through interviews with selected executives of ICT and healthcare organizations in Canada, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Underscoring the implications for current and future healthcare executives in Canada, the article also takes a glimpse of the world of strategic partnerships management between these two sectors in the year 2020.
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