What makes multiparty alliances fundamentally different from dyadic alliances? Drawing on a systematic review of leading management research from 1990 to 2025, this paper develops an interdependence-based framework for understanding the distinctive relational dynamics of alliances involving more than two partners. We identify three defining features — changes in membership, reciprocity, and faultlines — and show how different forms of interdependence shape their emergence, evolution, and consequences.
Authors and affiliations:
- Wenqian Wang, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
- Jiabei Hu, Purdue University, USA
- Fabrice Lumineau, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
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