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A new study examines vertical integration of physician practices from 2007-2017 and finds considerable variation among specialties, with oncology and cardiology leading the way. A new study this week ...

Ex Time-Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes called vertical integration "a fairly suspect premise" in an exclusive interview with CNBC. Bewkes sold Time Warner to AT&T and stepped down as Time Warner CEO last year ...

Forward integration empowers businesses to control distribution, streamline operations, and eliminate intermediaries. Learn strategies for market control and profitability.

When businesses give autonomy and power to each of their divisions and departments, the result is differentiation, in which each section develops its own cultures and methods. When a company brings ...