VERTICAL INTEGRATION: STRATEGIC CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPETITIVE IMPLICATIONS
Abstract
The purpose of the paper is to identify the main characteristics of vertical integration strategies and discuss the effects of those characteristics on companies' ability to compete. Using a sample of 316 parent companies, the study found that industry uncertainty affected companies' decisions regarding their levels of vertical integration, but not companies' decisions to change those levels. The study also suggests that a significant number of companies have disintegrated to become more competitive.
Citation
Mpoyi, R.T. (2003), "VERTICAL INTEGRATION: STRATEGIC CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPETITIVE IMPLICATIONS", Competitiveness Review, Vol. 13 No. 1, pp. 44-55. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb046451
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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