![]() 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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The 2011 Global Innovation 1000: Why Culture is KeyIn past editions of the Global Innovation 1000, we found that companies focused on developing cutting-edge products and services fall under one of three fundamental innovation strategy models: Need Seekers, Market Readers, and Tech Drivers. This year, our seventh annual study of the world’s 1000 largest corporate R&D spenders focuses on the link between the three strategy models, culture, and organization — and their effect on companies’ alignment to innovation objectives and the impact on financial performance. The key finding: culture is key to innovation success, and its impact on performance is measurable.read more> |
A Return to the Public SectorBooz & Company has an established track record helping U.S. public sector agencies increase customer focus, operate more efficiently, leverage technology, and think strategically about how to develop the capabilities essential to accomplishing their missions.read more> |
| The Future of Health Insurance Booz & Company research suggests that employer-sponsored health plans are likely to endure post-health care reform, as most large and mid-sized employers will continue to offer traditional insurance to employees. However, health plans will still need to make fundamental changes in their business models, likely involving more specialized capabilties for targeted customer segments...read more> |