BUSINESS

Should You Consider Divesting?

Business, Published on 26/08/2017

» There are many reasons why executives shy away from divestment of non-core businesses. They're reluctant to shed revenue, they fear the market's reaction to a smaller company, and they don't want the challenge of stranded costs. They reason that the business could improve in time, or they have trouble accepting the fact that it could perform better in another's hands.