Organic Growth - 3.2.3
Organic growth - Where a business expands through increased output, sales and market share via strategies developed within the business causing revenues and profits to grow. Inorganic growth - Growth that comes from outside the business e.g. through a takeover or joint venture. Organic growth Inorganic growth May mean increasing existing production capacity through investment in machinery and technology May mean increasing production capacity through the merger with or takeover of another business May mean developing and launching new products The product range will be expanded through the takeover/merger so new product development is less necessary May mean finding new markets Growth can be achieved relatively quickly as employees, capacity and distribution are already in place Is likely to take longer to achieve, as capacity will need further employees, machinery and distribution resources,...