Geography glossary

BACKWARD INTEGRATION

backward integration: translation

vertical integration in an upstream direction i.e. a company merging with or buying out a supplier.

  1. backward integration—backward integration translation backward integrationstrong backward integration integration backward integration UKu USu nounu [Uu] a situation in which a company ...Financial and business terms
  2. backward integration—Backward Integration translationA form of vertical integration that involves the purchase of suppliers. Companies will pursue backward integration when it will result in ...Investment dictionary
  3. backward integration—эк. интеграция вниз [назад\] обратная вертикальная интеграция форма интеграции при которой объединяются предыдущие звенья технологического процесса напр. приобретение ком...Англо-русский экономический словарь