 The Capabilities Premium in M&A 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 found the answer — and a few companies have figured it out, too. It’s a business strategy that uses capabilities as the basis for inorganic growth. Successful acquirers make M&A deals that either enhance their distinctive capabilities systems, leverage those capabilities systems, or do both. The findings from our latest study on M&A further confirm our core beliefs about what lies at the heart of a company’s profitability, value creation, and competitive advantage: its capabilities system. A company that connects what it does better than anyone else to how it creates value for customers and what it sells will systematically outperform its competition.learn more > |
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| Digitization Thanks to digitization, companies across industries are racing to migrate "analog" approaches to customers, products, services, and operating models to an always-on, real-time, and information rich marketplace. In doing so, these companies secure not only continued relevance, but also superior returns.read more > |
| Getting Organic Growth Right Organic growth is the lifeblood of every company. While acquisitions are a path to growth, Booz & Company research shows that few can be justified on cost synergies alone; buyers must be able to grow organically what they acquire. Yet most companies struggle with organic growth, especially when their business models and markets have matured. Our work suggests that any company can get better at growing organically.read more > |
| Industry Perspectives for 2012 Our industry perspectives, written by the leadership of Booz & Company’s industry practices, examine industry-wide trends, identify key decisions leaders need to make in 2012, and discuss the capabilities that companies need to build in order to be successful in this challenging global economic environment.read more > |
 What Transformation Will the World See in the Next Decade? Booz & Company Senior Partner Shumeet Banerji and Chairman Joe Saddi discuss the challenges facing the world in the next decade.watch the video > |
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