The art of alliance management is an integral part of the practice of business in the twenty-first century. Collaborations between companies provide synergistic ideas and a combined capability that surpasses what each firm can achieve, individually. This handbook comprehensively encompasses the...

"The objective of this chapter (and this book) is to highlight areas where further research on corporate alliances is needed. Scholarly interest in alliances (agreements between two or more independent organizations working together under an 'incomplete contract' in order to achieve some mutual...