CHAPTER 10: MARKET POWER AND PRICING STRATEGY Introduction We have examined how firms with market power can generate positive economic profit by influencing the price at which their products or services are sold. This conclusion was based on the assumption that firms must charge the same price to all customers. Now we explore alternative pricing strategies and show that when a firm with market power can “discriminate” among customers‚ additional surplus (beyond that achieved by a single-price
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Introduction: Vodafone Vodafone is a total communications provider‚ offering customers voice‚ data‚ and 3G broadband and fixed internet. Since its inception in 1998‚ the company has drawn on the global strength of Vodafone Group as well as its own in-house research and development of innovative products tailored specifically for the Egyptian mobile market. The pioneering spirit of Vodafone Egypt’s corporate structure has allowed the company to continue investing in its network services and
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The Pricing Strategies of Fast Foods vs. Restaurants Dateesha L. Cavin Webster University 28 April 2011 Abstract This paper explores the difference in pricing strategies of Fast Food vs. Restaurants. Fast food restaurants compared to sit-down restaurants are exceedingly popular because they prove to fit comfortably in our active‚ modern day lives. Today‚ many people eat fast food instead of cooking meals at home. The reason for this is that many of us are constantly busy with our daily responsibilities
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Pricing objectives and pricing methods in the services sector George J. Avlonitis and Kostis A. Indounas Department of Marketing and Communication‚ Athens University of Economics and Business‚ Athens‚ Greece Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this research paper is to explore the pricing objectives that service companies pursue along with the pricing methods that they adopt in order to set their prices. Design/methodology/approach – An extensive review of the literature revealed the complete
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senior management is that they have not developed a competitive pricing strategy to increase its passenger and freight travel market share. Case Solution: Eurotunnel should use a market-penetration pricing strategy at all times to gain freight customers. It should use a market-penetration pricing strategy during non-peak periods and a premium pricing strategy during peak periods with passenger car customers. Rationale: This strategy works best for Eurotunnel to gain market share for three main
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Vodafone Group: Strategic Approach November 28‚ 2010 Leo Welch Strategic Management Professor Brad Bridges Company Overview Vodafone Group is a global telecommunications company headquartered in Newbury‚ United Kingdom. It is the world’s largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues. Vodafone has more than 150 million proportionate subscribers operating networks in 16 countries and has partners in over 10 additional countries. Vodafone boasted a market capitalization of
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1.0 Shareholder Value and the Law Under the management of Mannesmann AG‚ Mannesmann was a highly diversified group of companies operating successfully around the globe. It had 130‚860 employees* generating sales of some 23‚265 million euros* in its Engineering‚ Automotive‚ Telecommunications and Tubes sectors. The enterprise had existed for 110 years. Mannesmann’s Engineering and Automotive sectors comprised five world market leaders with their subsidiaries and affiliated companies. Their 89‚832
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Vodafone turns East 1. Presentation of the case Before China’s entry into WTO in 2001‚ government protected its strategic telecommunication industry and there were two domestic state-owned enterprises in the telecommunication market‚ CMHK and China Unicom. Whereas‚ the fixed-line telecommunication was dominated by China Telecom‚ China Tietong and a smaller fixed-line player‚ China Netcom. While the negotiations for WTO were taking place‚ China firstly agreed to basic telecommunication opening
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Vodafone Plc SWOT Analysis and Five Forces rodrigo | September 28‚ 2012 2 0 Rate This Article Table of Contents [show] Abstract Aim: This essay aims to perform an analysis on the basis of integration of SWOT and Porter’s Five Forces frameworks. The key aim of this essay is to establish the reasons behind the success of Vodafone‚ which is ranked 3rd in FTSE100 Company ranking‚ and thereby represent the implications and recommendations. Methodology: This paper is based on integration
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing – Economics Perspective Pharmaceutical industry is unique in the economy since it is a manufacturing industry but is fundamentally based in research and development. The US pharmaceutical industry is an international leader in drug innovation. US produced more new molecular entities‚ both chemical and biological‚ compared to Europe and Japan. The United States also leads‚ by far‚ Europe and Japan in the number for new Patents filed for pharmaceuticals. The United States
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