In the most exceptional careers, it is often not all that lonely at the top: For the extraordinarily successful, a partner or small, longstanding team is often an integral part of their success. This is especially true of project-focused endeavors such as creating movies, where the creative person needs a partner to take care of the production side of the endeavor.
What Makes Creative Partnerships Work
Researchers who studied the Italian film industry identified four key factors.
October 28, 2022
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Summary.
There are many instances in which a symbiotic partnership was the foundation of an extraordinary successful project. In this article, which is based on a study of the Italian movie industry, the authors identified the elements that make such relationships work.
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