https://padlet.com/17durhj/q4or0y8vss0j By Josh Durham en-us 2017-02-09 17:39:03 UTC 2017-02-09 18:05:55 UTC hello@padlet.com 17durhj https://padlet.com/17durhj/q4or0y8vss0j/wish/152856982 Horizontal Mergers - Advantages: improve efficiency, take part of competition into one company; Disadvantages: Possibility of gov't trial, gov't watches these mergers to prevent these from turning into monopolies
Vertical Mergers - Advantages: operate more efficiently, control over entire phases of production in a certain market, no need to buy outside suppliers for capital; Disadvantages: no new companies have chances to make it big, driven out by this merger
Conglomerates - Advantages: allow unrelated businesses to merge, create much larger areas of interest for companies, does not decrease competition; Disadvantages: profits spread out across the different firms that are incorporated in the merger]]> 2017-02-09 17:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/17durhj/q4or0y8vss0j/wish/152856982 17durhj https://padlet.com/17durhj/q4or0y8vss0j/wish/152863677 Horizontal Merger - AT&T merged with Direct TV
Vertical Merger - America Online and Time Warner
Conglomerates - Procter & Gamble and Gillette]]> 2017-02-09 17:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/17durhj/q4or0y8vss0j/wish/152863677