For example, say you're pushing to acquire a company with new competencies that you feel will open new growth opportunities, but others say that there is no link to the current business.

比如你正在推动收购一家公司，因为你觉得这样会给自家企业带来新的增长机会，但唱反调的人却表示，这家公司和我们的现有业务没有任何关系。

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Only after a diligent, balanced analysis of new opportunities and core competencies should a company attempt growth in new areas.

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ITT's demise seems simply a matter of corporate evolution a casualty of the new age of core competencies.

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Many companies will maintain their competitiveness by acquiring small, entrepreneurial firms in new markets where building competencies themselves would simply take too long.

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