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The academic interest in collaboration between organizations is increasing enormously to tackle social issues.
This raises the question of whether alliance management is becoming a new professional role. Esade Professor Jaap Boonstra argues that alliance management is not a unique profession, but a skill for all participants in the alliance.
The article is based on a new research book that provides an in-depth exploration of the formation, building, development, and evolutionary phases of sustainable alliances.