Oligopoly Behavior for Gardening
Read the article below and discuss how the
oligopoly models presented in Chapter 9 apply to the behavior of Home Depot and
Lowe's. Please make sure to make use of the concepts discussed in the chapter.
Using additional sources to back up your argument is highly encouraged and
rewarded. Please also review the DQ expectation presented in the syllabus. Your
response should at least meet the word requirement of 250 words for the main
post with a proper citation and reference section.
Article
Please find the article in a PDF format
under Module 4
The Garden Gloves Come Off
Source:
Bustillo, M. (2011, April 27). The garden
gloves come off. The Wall Street Journal.
Part 2
Module V Group Assignment
After reading the assigned chapter for this
week and the articles below, answer the following questions with sufficient
detail. Please make sure to apply your knowledge of Oligopoly market structure,
pricing strategies, and interdependence.
3. In what way Google And Amazon's
Competition Is A Win For Smaller E-Commerce Companies?
General Assignment Instructions
When you complete each group assignment,
you will do the following in order to provide an in-depth response that fully
answers the question.
An in-depth response to a question
typically involves:
Analyzing the question
Introducing, defining, and correctly applying
key relevant concepts
Connecting the question and concepts to
other concepts in the course and/or the textbook and other outside sources
Illustrating the response with examples
and/or graphs, tables, or charts
Support your major arguments with credible sources,
when appropriate for the question. The
sources may be scholarly articles or reputable business periodicals. The
articles should directly relate to managerial economics. Do not use Wikipedia or Investopedia as your
sources.
Follow APA style formatting, including a
12-point font and double spacing. Your
response should include a cover page. When citing sources, a References section
and in-text citations are required. Use
proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation throughout.
Quora Contributor. (2017, November 13). To
what extent are Amazon and Google competitors? Forbes. Retrieved from
https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/11/13/to-what-extent-are-amazon-and-google-competitors/#28f04142670e
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Baroudi, G. (2014, January 24). Google’s
competition is Amazon, not Apple [Article]. Retrieved from
https://www.informationweek.com/mobile/mobile-business/googles-competition-is-amazon-not-apple/d/d-id/1113561
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Other articles:
1.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanpettijohn/2018/09/20/google-and-amazons-competition-is-a-win-for-smaller-e-commerce-companies/#2c71f2ab314f
2.
https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/19/google-plans-to-boost-amazon-competitors-in-search/