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As discussed in the notes for this week, horizontal integration helps in reducing competitive intensity, lowering costs, boosting differentiation, and providing access to new markets and distribution channels for a company. For this week’s CTE, please explain each of the below questions in a separate section:
1) List one example each of a contractual agreement (non-equity alliance), an equity alliance, and a joint venture that is not listed in your textbook or PPT slides.
2) Explain in detail why each of the above agreement or M&A is a contractual agreement, an equity alliance and a joint venture according to you.
3) For each of the three agreement and M&A listed earlier, describe the advantages accruing to both the participating parties by providing clear evidence using relevant references/citations.
Make sure to separate each of the above three (3) sections in your explanation. Feel free to obtain information from external sources. Please support your arguments using relevant examples. There is no minimum word limit to your response.