Large corporations maintain their traditional approach to mergers and acquisitions despite changing external environments. The core purpose of corporations is to efficiently manage assets internally at a lower cost by centralizing resources. Investors should consider this historical perspective when evaluating corporations engaging in mergers and acquisitions.
Executives like to talk about innovation, but how do you spot the difference between world changing stuff and corporate theater?
Elliott Parker is the CEO of High Alpha Innovation and author of, “The Illusion of Innovation.” Parker joins Ricky Mulvey for a conversation about:
- The power in being contrarian
- One mega cap that knows how to innovate
- Why ROIC is not a foolproof metric for investors.
Companies discussed: MSFT, IBM, AMZN, NFLX, BRK
Host: Ricky Mulvey
Guest: Elliott Parker
Producers: Mary Long
Engineers: Rick Engdahl
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