Some years later, Claude Shannon (also of Bell Labs) would consolidate many of the prevailing ideas on the subject in his 1948 paper "A Mathematical Theory of Communication" which would reference the work of Nyquist significantly.
By putting an emphasis on hiring a partner on the premise of what they believe will give them more control, and sacrificing a priority on brilliant business-building ideas and great talent, clients who consolidate their business are inflicting a crippling blow to their ability to compete.