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BACKWARD INTEGRATION [1 record]

Record 1 2017-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Amalgamation and Partnerships (Finance)
  • Corporate Structure
CONT

Vertical Integration. Refers to a firm whose activities extend over more than one successive stage of the production process of transforming raw materials into final goods. Vertical integration can be partitioned into two types: backward integration, where a firm extends itself into a previous stage of the production process and forward integration, where a firm moves into a succeeding stage of activity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fusion, absorption et coparticipation (Finances)
  • Structures de l'entreprise
DEF

Expansion que l'entreprise prend dans une activité de production de matières ou de produits qui remplaceront certains de ses achats antérieurs, par exemple un imprimeur qui achète une usine de fabrication de papier.

Key term(s)
  • intégration verticale en amont
  • concentration en amont

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Consolidación y asociaciones (Finanzas)
  • Estructura de la empresa
DEF

Adquisición de un proveedor, o firma de un contrato de colaboración especial, para garantizarse el suministro de una materia prima clave. Es un tipo de integración vertical.

OBS

integración hacia atrás: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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