Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Business phrases like "due diligence" and "leverage" are common and well-known, but some newer ones, like forward integration, can be unfamiliar. The forward integration definition shared on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Resource decision making is complex and variable when considering the vertical integration problem (VIP) and the horizontal integration problem (HIP) in an enterprise. The VEP involves sharing the ...

The Journal of Industrial Economics was founded to promote and publish the analysis of modern industry and it has a truly international circulation and spread of contributors. It publishes innovative ...

As 2015 comes to an end rapidly, the key question becomes what the next year will bring. Last year around this time, in my blog “The Next Big Shift In Verification”, I talked about software-driven ...

Many steelmakers have acquired iron-ore or coking-coal mines in recent years in an attempt to control raw-material prices, but an Ernst & Young (E&Y) report this week showed that vertical integration ...