We don’t hold a monopoly on good ideas in alliance strategy, but we are highly selective in what we recommend. In recent years, there has been a massive amount of new research and useful reports from scholars, consultants, and practitioners. To help you separate the wheat from the chaff, we offer a List of Recommended Readings.

Our focus here is on readings that present new perspectives and solid ideas ­ we are interested in “best thinking” not in the usual concept of “best practices.” A lot of what is announced as “best practice” all too commonly amounts to unique practices that are either highly dependent on context, or based on meager and selective evidence. In either case, those practices may not work for you. So, we believe in educating you in the best thinking, from which you can develop your own best practice.