https://padlet.com/17barke/4i7tyb4j6m0 en-us 2016-09-07 14:25:23 UTC 2025-12-18 07:03:31 UTC hello@padlet.com 17barke https://padlet.com/17barke/4i7tyb4j6m0/wish/122123511 join two or more firms competing in the same market with the same good or service]]> 2016-09-07 14:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/17barke/4i7tyb4j6m0/wish/122123511 17barke https://padlet.com/17barke/4i7tyb4j6m0/wish/122124864 join two or more firms involved in different stages of producing the same good or service.]]> 2016-09-07 14:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/17barke/4i7tyb4j6m0/wish/122124864 17barke https://padlet.com/17barke/4i7tyb4j6m0/wish/122125252 -Sharing complementary skills
-Coordination of joints operations
-Economies of scope


]]> 2016-09-07 14:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/17barke/4i7tyb4j6m0/wish/122125252 17barke https://padlet.com/17barke/4i7tyb4j6m0/wish/122125878 -increases the chances of merged company having monopoly powers due to sheer big size of merged company
-difficult to integrate the culture]]> 2016-09-07 14:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/17barke/4i7tyb4j6m0/wish/122125878 17barke https://padlet.com/17barke/4i7tyb4j6m0/wish/122127171 -Improve supply chain coordination
-Provide more opportunities to differentiate by means of increased control over inputs.
-Gain access to downstream distribution channels that otherwise would be inaccessible.]]> 2016-09-07 14:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/17barke/4i7tyb4j6m0/wish/122127171 17barke https://padlet.com/17barke/4i7tyb4j6m0/wish/122127885 -Developing new core competencies may compromise existing competencies
-Decreased ability to increase product variety if significant in-house development is required.
-Potentially higher costs due to low efficiencies resulting from lack of supplier competition.

]]> 2016-09-07 14:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/17barke/4i7tyb4j6m0/wish/122127885 17barke https://padlet.com/17barke/4i7tyb4j6m0/wish/122129261 A real life example of a vertical merger would be the merger of DoubleClick (a web advertising information company) with Google (the largest web search company). However, this could be seen as just an acquisition (Google paid shareholders $3.1 billion USD).]]> 2016-09-07 14:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/17barke/4i7tyb4j6m0/wish/122129261 17barke https://padlet.com/17barke/4i7tyb4j6m0/wish/122130612 XM Radio and Sirius - satellite radio, now Sirius XM ]]> 2016-09-07 14:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/17barke/4i7tyb4j6m0/wish/122130612