Nature of Competition in Business
  • MONOPOLY
  • OLIGOPOLY
  • MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION

  • PURE COMPETITION
updated 2011 Jan 18
 
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Pure Competition
- low barriers to entry, many choices, no business has dominance
sdc
- many companies competing and nobody has a significant advantage
examples
  • small bars and restaurants
  • variety stores, convenience stores
  • nail salons, barbers
  • small grocery stores
  • doughnut shops
  • professional services (dentist, doctor, architects)
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Oligopoly
- very similar products, few sellers, small firms follow lead of big firms, fairly inelastic demand
sdc
- many barriers to establishing a business so only the oldest and biggest businesses are operating
examples
- all the businesses are big and of equal size
    • banking industry
    • automotive manufacturers
    • gasoline retail companies
    • insurance companies
    • telecommunications companies
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Monopoly
- one single large seller with no close competition and no alternate substitutes
examples
sdc
- the definition of a Monopoly, some say, is that it is bigger than all other competition combined
  • software companies like Microsoft
  • local telephone in Canada (Bell)
  • Hydro services
  • LCBO
  • Canada Post
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Monopolistic Competition
- sellers feel they do have some competition
sdc
- there is one big company dominating the market with a few medium or smaller sized companies
examples
  • Google

  • (there used to be "pure competition" until Google grew very big and became dominant)
  • Walmart
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