Strategy in Action: “Buying Growth is Not a Strategy”

Here’s a slightly different but certainly topical example of business strategy for the teacher and/or student that wants an example of an external (inorganic) growth strategy that can go seriously wrong. This article on TechCrunch will not suit every student, but the more confident will find plenty of rich business studies material in the analysis and evaluation of Intel’s M&A strategy. Some good examples in there about how takeovers destroy shareholder value more often than they they add to value.