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Why Companies Are Using M&A to Transform Themselves, Not Just to Grow

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2018

An internet technology company picks up a mobile phone manufacturer. The current cohort of acquisitions goes well beyond the typical defensive, synergy-driven, horizontal integration that marked previous M&A spurts. Joe Beck/Unsplash/HBR Staff. A brick-and-mortar retailer buys an e-commerce platform. Capability upgrades.

Due Diligence

Due Diligence Company Horizontal Integration Retail

A Board Director's Perspective on What IT Has to Get Right

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

I''m often struck by how many articles exclusively focus on new or emerging technology and their productivity or efficiency effects. Every discussion on the role of IT and CIOs should start with the question: "What are the potential uses of this technology that will guarantee we stay in business?" Generating Top-Line Growth.

Enterprise Architecture

Enterprise Architecture CIO Horizontal Integration Information Technology

Leadership Digital

Why Companies Are Using M&A to Transform Themselves, Not Just to Grow

A Board Director's Perspective on What IT Has to Get Right

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