Reduction in competition , or even a monopoly , may lead to anti-trust issues . In terms of employee hierarchies , horizontal integration is defined by Galbraith (1994 , as cited in Dorf , 1999 ) ``in terms of coordinating different functions (or business units or divisions ) without communicating through the hierarchy . In other words , people in different functions communicate directly with each other instead of through their managers ' This is similar to the functional teams where members work with each other and decide among themselves . Impact...











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