"horizontal integration" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: horizontal integrations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} horizontal integration (countable and uncountable, plural horizontal integrations)
  1. (economics) The integrating of identical stages in the production or marketing process under the ownership or control of a single management organization, typically by mergers and acquisitions in the same industry, to increase market share, reduce competition, or achieve economies of scale. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: horizontal divestiture, horizontally integrated Translations (The integrating of identical stages in the production or marketing process): 水平一體化 /水平一体化 (shuǐpíng yītǐhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), 橫向集成 /横向集成 (héngxiàng jíchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), 橫向一體化 /横向一体化 (héngxiàng yītǐhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), horizontale Integration [feminine] (German), 水平統合 (suichoku-tōgō) (Japanese)

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