Launching a World-Class Joint Venture - Integrating an acquired company into your organization is tough. Coordinating the shared decision-making and resources that JVs and alliances require is just as difficult, if not more so. Here's how to improve your odds for success.

BEST PRACTICE - Your Alliances Are Too Stable - Companies routinely fail to correct their ventures' performance problems, to address exposure to risk, or even to expand successful alliances. Their partnerships are too rigid and, as a result, underperform. Here's how to change that.

Ernst, David, (2005)

Joint ventures and partnerships in a downturn : how to think about your existing collaborations - and the new ones you should seek out

Bamford, James D., (2020)

Mastering alliance strategy : a comprehensive guide to design, management and organization

Bamford, James, (2002)