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The impact of unilateral and coordinated conduct on market economics and performance : post-merger analyses
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/22773 The impact of unilateral and coordinated conduct on market economics and performance : post-merger analyses Holland, Mike ichelp@gibs.co.za Mohamed, Lesenda Grace UCTD Market power Countervailing power Barriers to entry Remedies Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. The thesis is an ex-post assessment of two horizontal mergers motivated by the dearth in post-merger analyses in the South African context. The objective is to examine whether market dynamics have changed as stated by the Competition Tribunal. The main theories tested are whether the merged firm post-merger was able to exert market power unilaterally or in coordinated manner. These constructs are examined against the ability of customers to restrain market power, barriers to entry, the effect of the remedies imposed and the financial performance.The results reveal that the Tribunal leans towards the SCP doctrine and demonstrates the need for a dynamic approach in competitive assessments informed by understanding how competitors and customers may react to a merger. The research findings indicate that the Tribunal’s conclusions on both the Nampak/Burcap and Scaw/Ozz transactions were unproven, post-merger. The research also demonstrates the need and importance of ex-post evaluations to improve future decisions on mergers. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) unrestricted 2013-09-06T13:44:33Z 2013-04-29 2013-09-06T13:44:33Z 2013-04-25 2012 2013-02-23 Dissertation Mohamed, LG 2012, The impact of unilateral and coordinated conduct on market economics and performance : post-merger analyses, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/22773 > F13/4/225/zw http://hdl.handle.net/2263/22773 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02232013-162556/ © 2012 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Market power Countervailing power Barriers to entry Remedies The impact of unilateral and coordinated conduct on market economics and performance : post-merger analyses |
| title | The impact of unilateral and coordinated conduct on market economics and performance : post-merger analyses |
| title_full | The impact of unilateral and coordinated conduct on market economics and performance : post-merger analyses |
| title_fullStr | The impact of unilateral and coordinated conduct on market economics and performance : post-merger analyses |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of unilateral and coordinated conduct on market economics and performance : post-merger analyses |
| title_short | The impact of unilateral and coordinated conduct on market economics and performance : post-merger analyses |
| title_sort | impact of unilateral and coordinated conduct on market economics and performance post merger analyses |
| topic | UCTD Market power Countervailing power Barriers to entry Remedies |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/22773 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02232013-162556/ |