why might you see more vertical integration in stable, mature technology industries and less vertical integration in highly volatile, constantly changing technological industries? why might a firm such as tiffany’s – the international fine jeweler, luxury watchmaker, and silversmith - engage in high degrees of vertical integration? the ceo of gadget corporation, a major consumer electronics firm, announces a strategy of backward integration, arguing that this will enable gadget to "capture the 10% profit margin that suppliers are earning while selling their components to our firm." what is your assessment of this ceo’s logic for vertical integration? why might a firm backward integrate for a portion of their parts and components needs, perhaps only building enough capacity to supply 25% of their needs, while continuing to purchase 75% of their parts from outside suppliers?