Extending the strategy dynamics principles to related businesses is essentially simple. If a single business is a system of customers, products, capacity, people and cash, then a multi-business corporation could […]
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Strategy error by Kraft?
Kraft foods finally won control of Cadbury with a big £11.9 billion ($19.4b) offer. Warren Buffet, owner of 9% of Kraft, says it’s a bad deal – and […]
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Great M&A opportunities
Can’t always tell if some insight has subtle power or is just stating the blindingly obvious? Me neither. BCG says Seize M&A opportunities while they last and presents the usual financial […]
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eBay/Skype split
Sad to see the ill-fated marriage of eBay and Skype end in divorce. Though it’s more fun to celebrate strategy triumphs, disasters can offer important lessons too. An Economist […]
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Aims – growth, survival …
I made a strong case in a previous post that strategy research should have been asking how strong firms grow cash flows, not deliver profit ratios. I had […]