Since the mid-1990s, the source of competitive advantage has been shifting. Leading companies used to be diverse conglomerates that based their competitive strategy on assets, positions, and economies ...

Note: This article was originally published by Booz & Company. It is a perennial question in every major industry: What distinguishes the companies with a track record of M&A success? We think we’ve ...

Most companies struggle to differentiate themselves. The few that succeed are those which stand apart because of their distinctive capabilities: the things they excel at doing, time and time again. In ...

Research confirms, time and again, that when most companies diversify into new markets, their profitability is diluted and acquisitions are subsequently unwound—usually by a new CEO intent on creating ...