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Vertical integration is the practice whereby the market mechanism is replaced by internal transactions. It is the situation where a boundary line is drawn between the environment and the system of the company. It is also one of the product — market strategies that affects performance.
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Kono, T. (1984). Vertical Integration. In: Strategy and Structure of Japanese Enterprises. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17627-4_5
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