Corporate Configuration: Balancing Responsiveness and Synergy in Multi-Business Management

This overview explores the complexities of corporate configuration, focusing on the interplay between corporate composition and management strategies. It examines the paradox of responsiveness and synergy, highlighting the need for organizations to balance multi-business synergies with the necessity for business responsiveness. Perspectives on corporate-level strategy are discussed, including portfolio organization and integrated organization approaches. The agenda sets the stage for an in-depth debate on the contemporary challenges and readings in corporate management, providing a comprehensive look at effective strategies for success.

• corporate management
• multibusiness strategy
• responsive organizations
• synergy challenges
• corporate composition
• strategy perspectives
• portfolio organization
• integrated management

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