Provide a real-world example of how recent horizontal integration has brought about reduction in competitive intensity.

What will be an ideal response?


Student examples will vary. A sample answer follows.

Recent horizontal integration in the U.S. airline industry provided several benefits to the surviving carriers. By reducing excess capacity, the mergers between Delta and Northwest Airlines, United Airlines and Continental, Southwest and AirTran, and American and U.S. Airways lowered competitive intensity in the industry overall. ,

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