Understanding Business
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Author: William Nickels
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Imagine that you are the manager of a housekeeping service. Specifically describe how you would use the concepts of (1) scope of the firm, (2) horizontal integration, and (3) vertical integration to build and achieve a competitive advantage over rival housekeeping services.
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