3.3.1.2b - businesses grow: • organic growth • merger/takeover: • forward vertical integration •

How businesses grow:; organic growth; merger/takeover:; forward vertical integration; backward vertical integration; horizontal integration; conglomerate integration.

Use b - businesses grow: • organic growth • merger/takeover: • forward vertical integration • to connect the rule to the data and decision in the question.

This matters because b - businesses grow: • organic growth • merger/takeover: • forward vertical integration • determines what can be inferred or chosen; begin with the stated conditions and keep the conclusion tied to the evidence.

Example: apply b - businesses grow: • organic growth • merger/takeover: • forward vertical integration • to one small, clearly defined case, show the key step or comparison, and explain the result in words.

Boundary: b - businesses grow: • organic growth • merger/takeover: • forward vertical integration • is not a universal recommendation. Check the syllabus scope, assumptions, units and the limits of the evidence before generalising.