Candidate Name: Jutadhaj Visudhipol Candidate Number: 000964-082 School Name: Geelong Grammar School School Code: 0964 Examination Session: November 2011 Submission Date: 3 June 2011 Extended Essay (Economic) Research Question: To what extent does the competition in the domestic low-cost airlines industry of Thailand reflect price versus non-price factors? ABSTRACT WORD COUNT: 270 ESSAY WORD COUNT: 3847 SUPERVISOR’S NAME: Mr. Justin Kristiansen Abstract In the domestic low-cost airlines
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Tucker (2009‚178) believes that the most significant barrier to entry in an oligopoly is economies of scale. Economies of scale generally refer to the cost advantages that will be associated with large organizations. Margaretta (2012‚26) suggests that companies pursue economies of scale in the belief that this will be decisive in determining a competitive advantage and increased profitability. Woolworths enjoys significant economies of scale in relation to its competitors. In the supermarket industry
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reduce their price? Oligopolists sometimes engage in price competition when other attempts to gain market share fail. The result is lower prices‚ increased output‚ and smaller profits. Since price competition is typically self-defeating in an oligopoly‚ rival firms usually attempt to differentiate their product to gain market share. 3. Dominos and Pizza Hut hold 66 percent of the delivered-pizza market. Should antitrust action be taken? Dominos-Pizza Hut merger resulted in a HHI value greater
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Calculate the 3 firm concentration ratio of this market. 3 firm concentration ratio = __________________________________________________________ This means: A highly concentrated market is a market which is dominated by a small number of firms (oligopoly) We say a market becomes more highly concentrated as fewer firms dominate a larger share of the market The Impact of Increased Concentration You need to be familiar with impact of increased market concentration on a market‚ and that this can be
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CHAPTER 2 External Analysis: The Identification of Opportunities and Threats I. Overview A. For a company to succeed‚ its strategy must either fit the industry environment in which it operates‚ or the company must be able to reshape the industry environment in which it operates to its advantage through its choice of strategy. Companies typically fail when their strategy no longer fits the environment in which they operate. B. To achieve a good fit‚ managers must understand the forces that shape
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One possible application of Game Theory is in advertising. Advertising involves the promotion of products so as to show the product to a greater number of people. The goal of advertising is to make more people aware of a company’s product so t hat more people would avail of this product or service‚ and this would mean more revenues for the company. One way that American Eagle Outfitters can approach this goal is to expand the current market of consumers. This will need directing promotional activities
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The Monopoly Ahmed El-Zeini‚ chairman of the division of building materials in the Chamber of Commerce in Egypt‚ says: "Some analysts believe that the cement industry has suffered too much from the monopoly of certain local manufacturers‚ not to mention the manipulation of prices. The Egyptian Authority for the protection of competition and prevention of monopolistic practices has begun to study the cost of cement production in the local plants‚ to make sure no monopolistic practices are being carried
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The Ohio school milk case Table of contents 1. Introduction.............................................................................................. 3 2. Market characterization............................................................................. 4 2.1. Definition of a free competitive market................................................ 4 2.2. Definition of a collusive oligopolistic market....................................... 4 2.3. Description of the Ohio school
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Starbuck‚ W. H. and P. C. Nystrom. ’Designing and understanding organizations ’. In Nystrom‚ P. C. and W. H. Starbuck (eds)‚ Handbook of Organizational Design‚ vol. 1‚ Oxford University Press‚ New York‚ 1981‚ pp. ix-xxii. Stigler‚ G. J. ’A theory of oligopoly ’‚ Journal of Political Economy‚ 72‚ 1964‚ pp. 44-61. Thompson‚ J. D. Organizations in Action‚ McGrawHill‚ New York‚ 1967. Thorelli‚ H. B. ’Networks: between markets and hierarchies ’‚ Strategic ManagementJouirnal‚7‚ 1986‚ pp. 37-51. Venkatraman
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Introduction People’s Bank is a multi-service financial institution that has grown to have assets reach nearly $12 billion. When it started in 1842‚ it opened as a general savings bank aimed at the blue-collar worker who wanted to save his/her money. Now People’s offers many services such as mortgage loans‚ credit cards‚ checking accounts‚ and investment advisory and brokerage services. People’s also offers many different ways in which to do your banking whether it be at the local branch‚ the supermarket
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