Called vertical integration
Ford Motor company once claimed it owned all aspects of its production and thus was able to sell its cars much cheaper than its competition.
This was untrue but as they owned the iron mine, the ship that carried the iron, the smelters that made the iron and steel, the production plant that made the car and so on it was almost true.
monopoly
Monopoly
Monopoly
As an industry matures, fragmentation overcomes and industry tends to become a consolidated industry dominated by a few large companies. If a small number of firms controls a large share of the industry's output or sales, it is a consolidatedindustry.
The internet is always a good place to start. If you need more in depth information or specific to a certain business, there are companies out there that specialize in business information and company profiles. These companies will provide you with information you need to grow a business or simply find out more about a certain industry.
monopoly
Monopoly
Monopoly
monopoly
A monopoly may impact an industry significantly, but there isn't other businesses within an industry when a true monopoly exists. A market leader is a business that may affect the prices within an industry.
The oil companies and the men who own them.
A few large companies
A Monopoly
controls an industry
This really depends on the industry and the companies at hand. Which industry are you speaking of?
A monopoly controls an industry
Media.