Build, Borrow, or Buy

Solving the Growth Dilemma

Business & Finance, Management & Leadership, Management
Cover of the book Build, Borrow, or Buy by Laurence Capron, Will Mitchell, Harvard Business Review Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Laurence Capron, Will Mitchell ISBN: 9781422143728
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press Publication: July 31, 2012
Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press Language: English
Author: Laurence Capron, Will Mitchell
ISBN: 9781422143728
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Publication: July 31, 2012
Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press
Language: English

How should you grow your organization?

It’s one of the most challenging questions an executive team faces-and the wrong answer can break your firm.

The problem is most firms’ growth strategies emphasize just one type of growth-some focus on organic growth, others on M&A. When these strategies falter, the common response is simply to try harder-but firms falling into this “implementation trap” usually end up losing out to a competitor whose approach is more inclusive.

So where do you start? By asking the right questions, argue INSEAD’s Laurence Capron and coauthor Will Mitchell, of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Drawing on decades of research and teaching, Capron and Mitchell find that a firm’s aptitude for determining the best resource pathways for growth has a defining impact on its success. They’ve come up with a helpful framework, reflecting practices of a variety of successful global organizations, to determine which path is best for yours.

The resource pathways framework is built around three strategic questions:

• BUILD: Are your existing internal resources relevant for developing the new resources that you have targeted for growth?
• BORROW: Could you obtain the targeted resources via an effective relationship with a resource partner?
• BUY: Do you need broad and deep relationships with your resource provider?

Written for large multinationals and emerging firms alike, Build, Borrow, or Buy will help solve a perennial question and will guide you through change while priming your organization for optimal growth.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

How should you grow your organization?

It’s one of the most challenging questions an executive team faces-and the wrong answer can break your firm.

The problem is most firms’ growth strategies emphasize just one type of growth-some focus on organic growth, others on M&A. When these strategies falter, the common response is simply to try harder-but firms falling into this “implementation trap” usually end up losing out to a competitor whose approach is more inclusive.

So where do you start? By asking the right questions, argue INSEAD’s Laurence Capron and coauthor Will Mitchell, of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Drawing on decades of research and teaching, Capron and Mitchell find that a firm’s aptitude for determining the best resource pathways for growth has a defining impact on its success. They’ve come up with a helpful framework, reflecting practices of a variety of successful global organizations, to determine which path is best for yours.

The resource pathways framework is built around three strategic questions:

• BUILD: Are your existing internal resources relevant for developing the new resources that you have targeted for growth?
• BORROW: Could you obtain the targeted resources via an effective relationship with a resource partner?
• BUY: Do you need broad and deep relationships with your resource provider?

Written for large multinationals and emerging firms alike, Build, Borrow, or Buy will help solve a perennial question and will guide you through change while priming your organization for optimal growth.

More books from Harvard Business Review Press

Cover of the book Accelerate by Laurence Capron, Will Mitchell
Cover of the book No One Understands You and What to Do About It by Laurence Capron, Will Mitchell
Cover of the book Harvard Business Review on Aligning Technology with Strategy by Laurence Capron, Will Mitchell
Cover of the book Good Charts Workbook by Laurence Capron, Will Mitchell
Cover of the book Information Rules by Laurence Capron, Will Mitchell
Cover of the book Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use by Laurence Capron, Will Mitchell
Cover of the book You at Work: Dealing with Setbacks by Laurence Capron, Will Mitchell
Cover of the book 11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Era by Laurence Capron, Will Mitchell
Cover of the book The Innovator's DNA by Laurence Capron, Will Mitchell
Cover of the book The CIO Edge by Laurence Capron, Will Mitchell
Cover of the book Work Smarter, Rule Your Email by Laurence Capron, Will Mitchell
Cover of the book HBR Guide to Making Every Meeting Matter (HBR Guide Series) by Laurence Capron, Will Mitchell
Cover of the book The India Way by Laurence Capron, Will Mitchell
Cover of the book Authentic Leadership and Organizations: The Goffee-Jones Collection (2 Books) by Laurence Capron, Will Mitchell
Cover of the book HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself (with bonus article "How Will You Measure Your Life?" by Clayton M. Christensen) by Laurence Capron, Will Mitchell
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy