A reciprocal influence model of the working alliance and the therapeutic outcome was examined in a sample of clients (n=638) seen by novice therapists. Past research has found a relation between the working alliance and symptom improvement and this relation has been interpreted as the alliance leading to such symptom change. The current study was an examination of whether the alliance does inde...

Let G be a connected graph with vertex set V (G) and edge set E(G). A (defensive) alliance in G is a subset S of V (G) such that for every vertex v ∈ S, |N [v]∩S| ≥ |N(v)∩(V (G)− S)|. The alliance partition number, ψa(G), was defined (and further studied in [11]) to be the maximum number of sets in a partition of V (G) such that each set is a (defensive) alliance. Similarly, ψg(G) is the maximu...

In this paper, we highlight the impact of culture on relationships of authority, trust and performance in U.S. -Mexican business alliance negotiations. Using a sample of fifty-five Mexican firms with experience in alliances with U.S. counterparts, we propose cultural foundations to explain the outcomes of these negotiations in terms of governance structure (authority) and relationships (trust) ...

Despite sustained interest in product alliance activity, little is known regarding the effect of product alliances on shareholder value. Whereas proponents of alliances justify their formation by emphasizing access to relevant resources and know-how, critics highlight the risks inherent in alliance partner opportunism. To reconcile these opposing viewpoints, we develop and test a conceptual fra...

This paper investigates the role of related alliance experience and information technology in value creation through strategic alliances. Past research has shown that alliance experience is an important antecedent of the value of an alliance. Built on the existing literature on alliance experience, this study highlights the importance of relatedness in alliance experience and examines how vario...

Does the investment in firm-specific IT resources lead to better alliance performance? This study proposes to answer this question by empirically examining the effect of a firm’s IT resources on the performance consequences of individual alliances for firms. Drawing upon previous works on organizational learning and dynamic capability, we identify and discuss key mechanisms that convert IT reso...

The therapeutic alliance is considered as one of the active relational factors to improve the outcome of patients engaged in a psychotherapeutic process. Our objective was to examine the role played by the therapeutic alliance in psychodynamic versus supportive psychotherapy. We examined data from a previously published randomized controlled study. Outpatients suffering from depression (n=74) r...

To reduce the toxicity of cisplatin N-(2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxylhex-1-yl)-N-dithiocarbamate-L-isoleucine disodium (GID) based therapeutic alliance is investigated. For the proliferation of HepG2, Hela, MES-SA, HL60 and H1299 cells, 27μM of GID based therapeutic alliance gave comparable inhibition to cisplatin alone. For implanted tumor proliferation in mice, 1.667μmol/kg of GID based therapeutic ...

Although the therapeutic alliance is robustly associated with psychotherapy outcomes, less is known about factors that influence its development. This study examined the association between baseline patient interpersonal factors and patient-rated alliance in a randomized trial comparing cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal therapy (IPT) for bulimia nervosa. Using hierarchical li...

This paper studies a contest in which players with unobservable types may form an alliance in a pre-stage of the game to join their forces and compete for a prize. We characterize the pure strategy equilibria of this game of incomplete information. We show that if the formation of an alliance is voluntary, players do not reveal private information in the process of alliance formation in any equ...