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Understand the concepts of organic and inorganic growth Deliberate on the trends in organic and inorganic growth in recent past Discuss how some companies have successful used sustainable business strategies to pursue growth
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Vertical Conglomerate
Developing new products and customers can also be long and costly A safer option as growth is closely controlled by the company
Acquisitions can be a costly proposition, often leading to high debt It may take a long time to integrate the acquired companies into existing operations Much faster way of growing business
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The New M&A Playbook Even though organizations spend trillions on mergers and acquisitions each year, the failure rate is between 70% and 90%. Authors Clayton M. Christensen, Richard Alton, argue that the chance for success with a M&A strategy can be improved if target selection, how much to pay for the target, and target integration are better understood They discuss the reasons for mergers and acquisitions as well as how to realize the benefits of each strategy
A Range of Recent Books Talk about how Sustainable Businesses are Adding Value for both the Society and their Shareholders
Situation
Sustainability is broadly defined as meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
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According to a research conducted by the University of Michigan in 2002, Sustainable enterprises formulate new ways to create and capture environmental, social and financial value There are plenty of examples of entrepreneurs that have demonstrated that sustainability reveals opportunities to improve our natural environment, peoples quality of life, while at the same time creating economic value