Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Today, your management team should be giving more thought to horizontal integration. Decades of tweaking levels of vertical versus horizontal integration have left deep impressions on organizations. people tasked to be integrators, to foster human connections and champion the organization's purpose.

Horizontal Integration 9

Horizontal Integration Company Engineering Brand 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2013

From Microsoft’s latest radical reorganization and subsequent purchase of Nokia’s devices unit to Google’s acquisition of Motorola , it’s clear that after decades of horizontal integration, high tech is in an age of increased verticalization.

Horizontal Integration 8

Horizontal Integration Retail Industry Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2018

The current cohort of acquisitions goes well beyond the typical defensive, synergy-driven, horizontal integration that marked previous M&A spurts. How to make your company more nimble and responsive. But there’s more to it than that. These new deals are taking parent companies in uncharted directions.

Due Diligence 8

Due Diligence Company Horizontal Integration Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

The biggest opportunities for these companies are simplification and horizontal integration projects. For mature, large-scale, multinational companies, there is a virtuous cycle of efficiency improvements that frees up resources, which can then be deployed for growth and innovation projects.

Enterprise Architecture 8

Enterprise Architecture CIO Horizontal Integration Information Technology 8