Theoretical and methodological aspects of strategic integration of economic entities

The article is devoted to the theoretical and methodological issues of strategic integration of economic entities as a new paradigm of their organizational development. When considering the nature of the phenomenon of integration, many approaches to the interpretation of integration processes are proposed, largely due to the use of multifold theoretical models of the enterprise and integrated business structures. Considering the different concepts of the nature of enterprise integration, it is advisable to divide them into two parts. Some models will explain the emergence of incentives for integration, while the other models explain the features of building a management mechanism for an already integrated structure. At the same time, there is a certain interdependence and complementarity of the proposed concepts. There is no doubt that these interdependence and complementarity are new for the development of a theoretical and methodological basis for strategic integration processes with the features of a timely internal and external economic environment. The article reveals the author's approach to the consideration of the essence and reasons for the strategic integration of economic entities. Based on the consideration of the incentives and reasons for the initialization of integration processes, as well as the contradictions of the decision-making process on integration, taking into account the multifold nature of integration processes and their effectiveness, it is possible to make an informed decision by the heads of the enterprises on their strategic integration.