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Microsoft – How to Build Global Alliances

As more midsize companies expand internationally, business leaders should take note of some best practices on how to make global partnership succeed. Today, midsize companies are as likely to partner with businesses in other countries as they are with companies in their own geographical region. Sometimes an international partner is needed to break into a new market.

Executive Excellence – The magazine of leadership development, managerial effectiveness, and organizational productivity features Fast Alliances by Larraine Segil.