Definition of Horizontal integration

1. Noun. Absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level.

Exact synonyms: Horizontal Combination
Generic synonyms: Consolidation, Integration

Definition of Horizontal integration

1. Noun. (economics) The integrating of identical stages in the production or marketing process under the ownership or control of a single management organization. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Horizontal Integration

horizontal bar
horizontal bars
horizontal beam film
horizontal cell
horizontal cell of Cajal
horizontal cells of retina
horizontal combination
horizontal fissure of cerebellum
horizontal fissure of right lung
horizontal fracture
horizontal gene transfer
horizontal growth phase
horizontal integration (current term)
horizontal market
horizontal osteotomy
horizontal overlap
horizontal parallax
horizontal part of duodenum
horizontal part of facial canal
horizontal plane
horizontal plate of palatine bone
horizontal resorption
horizontal run
horizontal section

Literary usage of Horizontal integration

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. FDI from Developing Countries: A Vector for Trade and Development by Byung-Hwa Lee (2002)
"The defensive horizontal integration of category II occurs to circumvent trade ... Some horizontal integration, in cells (3.2), (2.1), and (3.4) has only ..."

2. Facing Hazards and Disasters: Understanding Human Dimensions by National Research Council (U.S.), Division on Earth and Life Studies (2006)
"When vertical integration is strong and horizontal integration is weak, ... However, when the community has strong horizontal integration in the face of ..."

3. The Cornerstone of Development: Integrating Environmental, Social, and by Jamie Schnurr, Susan Holtz (1998)
"Administrative, or horizontal, integration Administrative, or horizontal, integration is based on ... The extent of horizontal integration of leadership, ..."

4. The OECD Report on Regulatory Reform by Joanna R. Shelton (1997)
"Vertical and horizontal integration As new networks, services, ... through vertical and horizontal integration across facilities, services, and content. ..."

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