Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2018

An internet technology company picks up a mobile phone manufacturer. Some point to major shifts in skill sets that companies need. How to make your company more nimble and responsive. These new deals are taking parent companies in uncharted directions. How realistic is leadership’s vision for the acquisition?

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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? Apple Design Tech industry'

Horizontal Integration 8

Horizontal Integration Retail Industry Objective 8

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 8

Horizontal Integration Company Engineering Brand 8