Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2012

In big companies, management teams focus on achieving the right level of vertical integration. With every degree of verticalization now made possible by information and communications technologies, the right scope of operations for any given firm is an open question. This kind of fragmentation commonly results from growth.

Horizontal Integration 11

Horizontal Integration Company Engineering Brand 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

Improving Operational Efficiency. The biggest opportunities for these companies are simplification and horizontal integration projects. EIG is responsible for enterprise architecture, the center of expertise for simplification and integration methods, process and program management. IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs).

Enterprise Architecture 9

Enterprise Architecture CIO Horizontal Integration Information Technology 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. What is driving this change?

Horizontal Integration 9

Horizontal Integration Retail Industry Objective 9