Scenarios about 'vertical integration'
The consolidation of multiple stages of a supply chain under the ownership of a single company, allowing control from raw materials to distribution of finished products. Vertical integration emerged as a key business strategy during the Industrial Revolution and Gilded Age, exemplified by corporations like Standard Oil and Carnegie Steel. In alternate history scenarios, different patterns of vertical integration can dramatically reshape economic development, corporate power structures, and regulatory environments.
What If The Studio System Never Collapsed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Hollywood's powerful studio system survived antitrust actions and technological disruptions, maintaining its golden age dominance throughout the 20th century and beyond.