TY  - JOUR
AB  - 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.
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
SN  - 1059-5422
DO  - 10.1108/eb046451
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb046451
AU  - Mpoyi Richard T.
PY  - 2003
Y1  - 2003/01/01
TI  - VERTICAL INTEGRATION: STRATEGIC CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPETITIVE IMPLICATIONS
T2  - Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 44
EP  - 55
Y2  - 2024/09/25
ER  -