"Most leaders of high-growth businesses believe speed is paramount in acquisitions: They try to buy competitors quickly, stack deals close together, and expand portfolios before rivals can react. Strategy conversations are saturated with the language of acceleration-first-mover advantages, blitzscaling, hypergrowth. Christopher Bingham is the Phillip Hettleman Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research focuses on strategy, leadership and innovation in dynamic environments."
"Kalin D. Kolev is an associate professor of management in the College of Business at Marquette University. His research focusses on corporate growth and development. Jerayr Haleblian Jerayr (John) Haleblian is a strategic management professor at the University of California-Riverside. His research focuses on strategic decisions and their performance outcomes in the contexts of mergers and acquisitions and strategic leadership."
Many leaders of high-growth businesses prioritize speed in acquisition activity and treat rapid dealmaking as central to competitive advantage. They pursue quick purchases of competitors, sequence deals tightly, and expand portfolios rapidly to preempt rival responses. Strategy conversations emphasize acceleration, first-mover advantages, blitzscaling, and hypergrowth as guiding frames. That emphasis pushes organizations toward transaction-focused growth, compressed integration timelines, and faster decision pacing. A speed-centric approach shapes resource allocation, due diligence timing, and post-deal integration priorities, influencing how firms assess opportunities and manage risks associated with rapid expansion.
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