After nearly two decades of spectacular performance, Home Depot reported a disappointing performance in 2000. The company began to expand its scope, due to saturation of its growth in the core business. This is considered a disappointing performance is just a temporary slip or if the company reaches the limits of its sustainable competitive advantage. "Hide
by Krishna G. Palepu, Jeremy Cott Source: Harvard Business School 22 pages. Publication Date: June 19, 2001. Prod. #: 101117-PDF-ENG