Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

As many companies move from exclusively internal focused R&D to distributed-innovation systems (e.g., The biggest opportunities for these companies are simplification and horizontal integration projects. These projects reduce time, cost, and variability while improving quality and transparency.

Enterprise Architecture 8

Enterprise Architecture CIO Horizontal Integration Information Technology 8

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

MAY 16, 2018

The current cohort of acquisitions goes well beyond the typical defensive, synergy-driven, horizontal integration that marked previous M&A spurts. It was along this vein that Detroit-based General Motors acquired Silicon Valley startup Cruise Automation, which makes autonomous driving systems.

Due Diligence 8

Due Diligence Company Horizontal Integration Retail 8