Business Integration: The Evolution of Approaches and New Methodology

Svetlana Vladimirovna Orekhova — Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Corporate Economics, Ural State University of Economics (Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation; e-mail: bentarask@list.ru).

Vera Sergeevna Zarutskaya — Candidate, Teaching Assistant at the Department of Corporate Economics, Ural State University of Economics (Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation; e-mail: bsezon@inbox.ru).

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