The reading list below contains a link to books and white papers on alliances and related topics. The book links are links to Amazon.com, the white paper links are links to the sites where they are hosted. If you have any additional resources that should be included in this list, then please let me know and I will add them to the list.
Alliance books
When looking for an introduction into the topic of partnerships and strategic alliances my own eBook “Successful Partnerships & Strategic Alliances” will be a good starter. Find it here for your Kindle and here in PDF format.
In the 76 page ebook “25 Tips for Successful Partnerships and Alliances” I am sharing Alliance success elements as my 25 tips for you to apply in your partnerships and alliances. Free for download when you register for my weekly newsletter and available here in different formats.
Getting to We by Jeanette Nyden, Kate Vitasek and David Frydlinger is about developing and negotiating highly collaborative relationships. The deal is not the focus, but part of the relationship.
Remix Strategy by Ben Gomes-Casseres describes the three laws of business combinations that are needed to create joint value in alliances, partnerships, acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures.
by Yves Doz & Gary Hamel is one of the older works on creating and managing alliances and still very relevant. It could be revered to as a “classic” and absolutely worth the read if you are serious about alliances.
by Steve Steinhilber is an easy to read pocketsized book that describes in an entertaining fashion how Cisco creates their alliances with partners. A similar methodology as used by Cisco is used by many large corporations. From that perspective it is an universal read and very useful when entering the world of corporate alliances.
by Ben Gomes-Casseres helps as the title suggests to set alliance strategies and beyond that also the design for management and organization.
describes a number of alliance cases and lessons learned from actual alliances.
by Laurence Capron and Will Mitchell dives extensively into the strategic rationale of alliances: is creating an alliance the right answer for our growth challenges or are other options preferable?
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Other inspirational business books worth reading
- The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues
- You First: Inspire Your Team to Grow Up, Get Along, and Get Stuff Done
- Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World
- Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant
- Fast Strategy: How strategic agility will help you stay ahead of the game
- Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
- Long Walk to Freedom – Nelson Mandela
- Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions – Guy Kawasaki
- The Suitcase Entrepreneur: Create freedom in business and adventure in life – Natalie Sisson
Whitepapers