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The Big Squeeze
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The Big Squeeze

How Compression Threatens Old Industries



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Change doesn’t disrupt asset-heavy industries: It slowly erodes value instead. Accenture researchers explain how this “big squeeze” reduces earnings and can suffocate a company’s core business. If you operate in the telecommunications, utilities, energy, materials, automotive or industrials sectors, don’t bypass this eye-opening article.

Take-Aways

  • “Industry compression” threatens six asset-dense industries: telecommunications, utilities, energy, materials, automotive and industrials.
  • This “big squeeze” reduces a company’s earnings and can mean the end of its core business in the long term.
  • However, many companies don’t grasp the full scope of the threat, partly because the compression cycle is stealthy and involves a brief recovery. 

About the Authors

Omar Abbosh is chief strategy officer for Accenture. Paul Nunes is global managing director of thought leadership for Accenture Research, where Vedrana Savic is director of thought leadership and Michael Moore is a senior research fellow.


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