Vertical integration and the portability of skill sets in high tech industries
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1998.
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| author | Siebach, Benjamin D. (Benjamin David), 1968- |
| author2 | Thomas W. Eagar and Donald B. Rosenfield. |
| author_facet | Thomas W. Eagar and Donald B. Rosenfield. Siebach, Benjamin D. (Benjamin David), 1968- |
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| description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1998. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/476582020-09-14T12:47:44Z Vertical integration and the portability of skill sets in high tech industries Siebach, Benjamin D. (Benjamin David), 1968- Thomas W. Eagar and Donald B. Rosenfield. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering Sloan School of Management Materials Science and Engineering Sloan School of Management Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1998. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 30). Some companies use vertical integration to enter higher growth businesses and gain higher margins. Attractive business opportunities often appear just beyond one's stage in a value chain, leading companies to grasp for another stage's profits. However, the skill set one builds in a particular stage of a high tech value chain is often not portable to another stage in the same chain, offering a potential pitfall to those who seek to vertically integrate. This thesis explores the experience of one company's efforts to integrate vertically to capture profits enjoyed by their customers. Through a lack of appreciation for the complexity of the downstream manufacturing operations and a lack of portable competence, the firm failed to gain the hoped for revenues. Additionally, by focusing on new businesses, this company also lost some of the competence they had in their traditional business. by Benjamin D. Siebach. S.M. 2009-10-01T15:30:06Z 2009-10-01T15:30:06Z 1998 1998 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/47658 42076335 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 30 leaves application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Materials Science and Engineering Sloan School of Management Siebach, Benjamin D. (Benjamin David), 1968- Vertical integration and the portability of skill sets in high tech industries |
| title | Vertical integration and the portability of skill sets in high tech industries |
| title_full | Vertical integration and the portability of skill sets in high tech industries |
| title_fullStr | Vertical integration and the portability of skill sets in high tech industries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vertical integration and the portability of skill sets in high tech industries |
| title_short | Vertical integration and the portability of skill sets in high tech industries |
| title_sort | vertical integration and the portability of skill sets in high tech industries |
| topic | Materials Science and Engineering Sloan School of Management |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/47658 |
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