The Profitable Core: What Are the Key Requirements?
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- Synopsis
- International bestseller Profit from the Core was originally published in 2001 and helped many companies find their way back to profitable growth after the Internet bubble burst. Now, the fully updated edition points the way forward in today's economy with new examples and data that demonstrate how companies have met the challenges and opportunities of turbulent times by returning to their core businesses. Most companies demonstrating sustained profitable growth have very few, highly focused, core businesses. Conversely, diversification is often associated with lower average valuations than are typical of companies with focused cores. This chapter describes how to define and obtain the full potential from a core business. It outlines the key requirements for building a strong core as the foundation for growth strategy, provides tools for doing so, and points out the most common sources of failure in detailed case examples of companies including Dell, Starbucks, and Sony. This chapter was originally published as Chapter 2 of Profit from the Core (Updated Edition): A Return to Growth in Turbulent Times.
- Copyright:
- 2001
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Publisher:
- Harvard Business Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 08/02/16
- Copyrighted By:
- HBS Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Business and Finance
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.