Acknowledgements

 

Introduction: what this book is about and how to use it

 

Part I. Foundations:

1. Corporate advantage

2. Synergies: benefits to collaboration

3. Governance costs: impediments to collaboration

 

Part II. Decisions about Portfolio Composition: Increasing the Scope of the Corporation:

4. Diversification

5. Ally or acquire?

6. Organic or inorganic growth?

 

Part III. Decisions about Portfolio Composition: Reducing the Scope of the Corporation:

7. Refocusing

8. Divestiture: stay or exit

9. Outsourcing: make or buy

 

Part IV. Decisions about Portfolio Organization:

10. Designing the multi-business corporation

11. Designing corporate headquarters

12. Managing the M&A process

13. Managing the alliance process

 

Index