Competition law

In United Brands case, mentioned earlier the CJEU stated that “charging a price which is excessive because it has no reasonable relation to the economic value of the product supplied would be an abuse” . Moreover, in the Microsoft case General Court stated that “reasonable remuneration charged should only reflect the “intrinsic” value of the technologies rather than the “strategic” value stemming from the IPR holder’s market power” . As the result, an approach in United Brands to determine…

nationally-ranked competitive trap shooter and a shooting ambassador. I have begun to work with my shooting club to understand the working of a sporting clay and trap club, how competitions are organized and the preparation and work needed before, during and after the shoot and how the club runs these events. My competitions have enabled me to travel to several different states to compete. Competing in different states has allowed to me…

The competitive desire to achieve victory has always been present in sports and athletic events since ancient Greece. Athletes throughout time have sought after the glory of being crowned a champion and praised for their efforts. However, especially in recent decades, the desire for greatness has caused athletes to turn to a more controversial method of obtaining success: performance-enhancing drugs. Performance-enhancing drugs, or PEDs, are any substances taken by athletes to improve their…

The Airline industry, which was regulated by the government, through a liberalisation policy. The airlines was supplied to the public, this was done to regulate competition and privatisation that occurred through the airline industry theses regulation however were lifted and the policies were more open. The supplier concentration theory is one of Porters five forces in which it suggest that the supplier influence, refers to the the excessive demand that suppliers can exert on business. This can…

more often than not firms and individuals will try to use to dubious methods to control prices and distribution of goods and services in order to gain super natural profits. Over time the government has tried to curb these behaviors by coming up with laws that help protect both buyers and consumers from unethical firms. Some have indeed been prosecuted in the quest to achieve this noble quest of having a market that is ethical. But what does it mean to have an ethical market place?…

players and audio systems etc.) and consumer appliances (also known as white goods) like refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners (A/Cs), microwave ovens and vacuum cleaners. Most of the segments in this sector are characterized by intense competition, emergence of new companies (especially MNCs) and introduction of state-of-the-art models, price discounts and exchange schemes. MNCs continue to dominate the Indian consumer durable segment. In consonance with the global trends, over…

1.Political Factors : Banking sector is being stand within the government. Banking sectors are mainly affected by the government laws. The government can intervene the banks' activities by the way such as tax policy, labor law, environmental law, tariffs, trade restrictions and political stability. Political influence is the threat for Sampath bank. So they have to take actions in their strategy to adopt the political factors as well…

Because Penney’s rely on a number of different suppliers the power of these suppliers is quite low, and could continue to weaken as they enter the US due to enormous competition. Competition between suppliers in America will prove attractive to Penney’s, as suppliers will continue to reduce their price in order to rise above the competition. This could prove favorable for Penney’s expansion. Buyer Power The bargaining power of the buyer is quite high, especially when entering the US, as…

The five competitive forces that shape strategy By Michael E. Porter Structure-conduct-performance (SCP) strategy model is supposed to determine the structure of the market firm behaviour that will determine the performance. This is the model and that are central to the economy of industrial organization, consistent with the view positional strategy, as opposed to the point of considering the existing strategic resources. (Barney, 2007) A Realization of the five forces enables company to grasp…

The firm thus faces vast competition from the market in relation to procurement of input and sale of output. Porter’s Five Forces Model identifies the five sources of competitive pressures affecting businesses (Porter, 1980). Force Analysis presumes that there are five important factors that establish competitive power in a business state of affairs. These are: 1. Suppliers’ control: we evaluate how easily suppliers to drive up prices. If we have fewer supplier choices, and the more we need…