“…There is a difference in partnerships between non- Partnerships, in general, are used in a hierarchical fashion based on their level of maturity. Previous studies [7,15,16] define them as "competition", "cooperation", "collaboration", and "coalescence" [4,11,17]. Stakeholders are more likely to be invested in a project if the partnership process is carried out at a mature level [4,11,12,17].…”