Discover how horizontal integration can grow your business through mergers, acquisitions, and expansions to increase market share and competitive advantage within the same industry.

The following is a brief article I wrote and is reprinted with permission. It originally appeared in The Neuropsychotherapist, Issue 2, July/Sept 2013, pp. 120-121. An integrative attitude toward ...

When you want to grow your company, you have two options: expand your current business, or go into business with other companies through acquisition or merger. If you choose the acquisition option, ...

Understanding leadership theories and how they are affected by an organization's hierarchical structure helps executives develop useful tools to build and strengthen teams. Vertical strategies look ...

Vertical integration allows health organizations to coordinate care seamlessly. When hospitals, primary care providers, specialists, and pharmacies operate within a unified network, information flows ...

Walmart recently opened its first beef processing plant in Kansas, which will allow the retailer to package its own cuts and distribute them directly to its stores. Walmart doesn’t specifically use ...

In recent years direct ownership of physician practices by hospitals and health systems (that is, vertical integration) has become a prominent feature of the US health care system. One unexplored ...