The alliance development stage categories of metrics -- The alliance implementation stage -- The lifecycle stages of alliances -- The five stakeholders of alliances -- Avnet, the premier alliance company -- Women owned businesses and the government -- IBM and alliances -- The HP/Compaq merger and integration -- Staples and Valley Crest -- Hotels and Hyundai -- Starbucks -- Computer gaming and alliance metrics -- Summary

1. Strategic alliances (Business) -- Evaluation
2. Management science -- Mathematical models
3. Management science -- Computer simulation
4. Strategic alliances (Business) -- Case studies
5. International business enterprises -- Management -- Case studies