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Appendix 1: Interview Guide
Introduction • What is your role at the PSF?
• Have you held any other positions at the PSF?
Organisational • How would you describe the relationship between the PSF and
NSO?
-cordial or hostile
-partner or competitors
-close or distant
• What does the PSF hope to achieve from its relationship with
the NSO?
-Does the PSF have any objectives regarding its relationship
with the NSO?
• Is the NSO important to the PSF? Why do believe so?
• In what areas do the PSF and the NSO collaborate with each
other?
• At what organisation level does the most collaboration take
place?
Intent • Does the PSF see their relationship with the NSO as an
opportunity to learn?
-Is sharing information and knowledge reflected in any
agreements between the two organisations?
• Is the PSF doing all it can to learn from the NSO?
• There is the proverb, give a man a fish, feed him for a day,
teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime...when the
PSF seeks the help of the NSO, is the PSF:
-Just looking for the answer or are they looking to acquire
greater comprehension of the issue?
• Do staff at the PSF look towards the NSO as a source of
knowledge that they can tap into?
-Do you know of any such examples?
Transparency • Is the PSF willing to share what it knows with the NSO?
• Is the PSF an easy organisation to get to know?
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