What is vertical integration and how was it achieved in the telephone industry in the United States??

What will be an ideal response?

ANSWER:
?Vertical integration refers to an economic configuration where the same owner handles different aspects of a business within a given industry. In the telephone industry, Bell Telephone's purchase of Western Electric (WE) allowed them access to WE's production and distribution networks.

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A) assumptions. B) generalizations. C) evaluations. D) implementations. E) conclusions.

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An organization’s communication goals can bridge a gap between which one of the following?

a. target audiences and the communications goals the organization sets for them b. mission and vision, and campaign objectives and tactics c. desired accomplishments and those who can affect reaching those accomplishments d. an organization’s stakeholders and its audiences

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