First, name a company that practices horizontal integration and describe the structure. Now do the same for a company vertically integrated.
In your opinion, which company would be a better place to work? Which offers workers a better opportunity to improve themselves?
Now, if you owned the business, which would you implement? Think again about the workers’ opportunities. Does their betterment also mean what is best for your business?
- Heeringa, J., Mutti, A., Furukawa, M. F., Lechner, A., Maurer, K. A., & Rich, E. (2020). Horizontal and vertical integration of health care providers: A framework for understanding various provider organizational structures. International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC), 20(1), 1–10.
In this video, the presenter talks about when businesses merge with or take over other companies, and what benefits the organizations seek in the process.
Watch VideoBusiness Integration – vertical, horizontal and conglomerate.
Duration: 9:58
User: pajholden – Added: 5/5/11
Supplemental Resources:
Here is a supplemental video that goes into detail on the various business integration strategies and the reasoning to do so.
Watch VideoForward Integration Vs. Backward Integration || Strategic Management Series
Duration: 5:23
User: FST Study – Added: 11/16/19
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