How Do Firms Benefit from Vertical Integration

question 6

Multiple Choice

How do firms benefit from vertical integration?

• A) Vertical integration allows firms to reduce organizational complexity and administrative costs.
• B) Firms that vertically integrate will have increased strategic flexibility when faced with technological changes.
• C) Firms that vertically integrate do not have to make transaction-specific investments.
• D) Vertical integration allows firms to increase operational efficiencies through improved coordination of adjacent value chain activities.

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