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Partnership prospects
Author(s) -
Pepper David
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inpract.17.5.238
Subject(s) - flattery , cliché , general partnership , spouse , selection (genetic algorithm) , political science , psychology , public relations , sociology , law , social psychology , computer science , philosophy , artificial intelligence , linguistics
IT is a cliche of most professions that a partnership is like a marriage, but much more difficult to handle. It might be flattering to be asked to become involved in either relationship, but flattery is as poor a basis for deciding to say 'Yes, please' as it is to say 'I do'. This article hopes to make the selection of a partnership less haphazard than choosing a spouse. It is far better viewed as an arranged marriage, where an informed decision is taken rather than a gamble.