Tuning scenarios
Whether organic growth or one of the acquisition models prevail as the preferred
evolution path, the results need to be reviewed and tuned periodically, with the goal of
improving and optimising organisational fit. Such (re)assessments should take place
often enough to avoid sizeable diseconomies, but should not succumb to actionism,
causing disruption, demotivation and instability. A prerequisite should always be that
the benefits clearly outweigh any additional burdens.
Some points to ponder:
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organisational fit (geographical, skills, customer nearness)
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legal structure
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economies of scale, critical mass, effectiveness, productivity
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core versus peripheral activities and the "new world" of outsourcing/outtasking
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optimal substitution between "make" and "buy".
