Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2012

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. Today, your management team should be giving more thought to horizontal integration. Let me suggest, however, that it is the wrong question to obsess about.

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. What is driving this change?

Horizontal Integration 8

Horizontal Integration Retail Industry Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

Improving Operational Efficiency. The biggest opportunities for these companies are simplification and horizontal integration projects. They can help companies exploit rapidly evolving information technology and implement a virtuous cycle of revenue growth and operational-efficiency improvements.

Enterprise Architecture 8

Enterprise Architecture CIO Horizontal Integration Information Technology 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. Chewy, for its part, gained a bulwark against established brick-and-mortar competitors, including those operating in one of retail’s bright spots: pet care services.

Due Diligence 8

Due Diligence Company Horizontal Integration Retail 8