Obligatory:

• International Management, Helen Deresky, Chapter 7 (Global Alliances) > Aleph
• IHG announces strategic alliance with Coca-Cola Company in US

Optional:

• Alliances: an executive guide to designing successful strategic partnerships, Ard-Pieter de Man, 2013 > Aleph
• Theories of the multinational firm : a multidimensional creature in the global economy,  Mats Forsgren, 2008 > Aleph