Conceptual Bases of Corporate Integrated Structures Formation

Abstract

The current stage of development of the institutional structure of the world and national economies is characterized by a permanent strengthening of integration tendencies, the essence of which is in the desire of business entities to establish long-lasting relations in all spheres of activity. One of the results of such integration processes is the enhancement of the role and scope of activities of integrated corporate structures. Therefore, the purpose of the article is to explore the conceptual foundations of corporate integrated structures formation. Achieving this goal is based on methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction. The article examines the essence of integrated corporate structures, the prerequisites for their emergence, as well as the key motives for enterprise integration. The necessity to make decisions regarding the formation of integrated corporate structures on system-synergistic basis, aimed at improving management systems as well as improving information systems in the management sphere, has been determined. The main features of integrated corporate structures have been identified. Systematization of forms of corporate integration within horizontal and vertical types has been considered. Taking into account the participation in the corporate structures enterprises of different fields of activity, in order to successfully manage them, it is necessary to identify the features of formation of corporate structures depending on the characteristics of economic activity and ensure a permanent flow of information from subsidiaries to the central company or from subsidiaries to the main enterprise considering regulatory and legislative regulation. The results of the study allow to deepen the understanding of the theoretical aspects of the formation of integrated forms of enterprise and can be used in substantiating the directions of enterprise consolidation in the conditions of foreign trade liberalization and strengthening of competition in the world market of goods and services. Key words: integration, synergism, integrated corporate structure, competition, international competitiveness.