Organizational Management: US Competition Policy in Retail

This report examines the impact of US Competition Policy on the organizational productivity of the retail industry in the USA. It begins with an introduction that highlights the aim of the research, research objectives, research questions, and hypothesis. The literature review explores existing research on competition policies and their effects on market competition, anticompetitive monopolization, and organizational growth. The methodology section details the research philosophy, approach, design, data collection process, sampling, and time frame. The research employs a positivism philosophy and a deductive approach, utilizing a descriptive research design. Primary data will be collected through quantitative surveys from four US-based retail companies using stratified sampling. The report aims to understand the essence of US competition policy, its impact on the retail industry's performance, and the relationship between the two, concluding with recommended activities for retail organizations to adhere to the competition policy.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................2
1.1 Evidence from past research..................................................................................................2
1.2 Aim of the research................................................................................................................2
1.3 Research objectives...............................................................................................................2
1.4 Research questions.................................................................................................................3
1.5 Hypothesis.............................................................................................................................3
2. Literature review..........................................................................................................................3
3. Methodology................................................................................................................................5
3.1 Research Philosophy..............................................................................................................5
3.2 Research Approach................................................................................................................5
3.3 Research Design....................................................................................................................5
3.4 Data collection process..........................................................................................................6
3.5 Sampling and sample size......................................................................................................6
3.6 Time frame.............................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................8

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Topic: The impact of US Competition Policy on organizational productivity: In context of
retail industry of USA
1. Introduction
1.1 Evidence from past research
Stucke and Allen (2016) stated that the major aim of the competition policy is to promote
healthy competition among the different organizations for improvements in the industries and
markets. In this context, the different regulations that are enforced by the Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) are dependent on the needs of maintaining the balance in the markets and
securing the consumer interests. Flammer (2015) also noted that the development of the
modern competition policy relating to Sherman Antitrust Act helped in regulating
anticompetitive monopolization. The monopolization of the markets through exclusionary or
predatory acts might affect the growth of the different other companies resulting to a diminishing
growth of the markets. Therefore, the competitive policies are enforced in order to regulate the
competition in the markets and thereby regulate the activities relating to anticompetitive
monopolization.
1.2 Aim of the research
The aim of undertaking the research will be to identify the impact of US Competition
Policy on organizational productivity of retail industry in US.
1.3 Research objectives
The research objectives will be:
 To understand the essence of Competition policy in US

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 To identify the impact of Competition policy on the performance of the retail industry in
US
 To delineate the relationship between the Competition policy and performance of the
retail industry
 To provide recommended activities for retail organizations while adhering to the
competition policy
1.4 Research questions
The research questions will be:
 What is the Competition policy in US?
 How does the Competition policy affect performance of the retail industry in US?
 How is the performance of the retail industry related to Competition policy of US?
 What are the recommended activities for retail organizations while adhering to the
competition policy?
1.5 Hypothesis
H 1 – The retail organizations in US are affected by the Competition policy
H 0 - The retail organizations in US are not affected by the Competition policy
2. Literature review
Baker and Steven (2015) stated that the competition policies are aimed at enhancing the
rate of competition in the retail markets in US. The equal treatment of the organizational
operations is promoted through the enumeration of the competition policy. Khan and Sandeep

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(2017) stated that the incorporation of the competition policy has minimized the rate of
anticompetitive monopolization in the US markets. The delineation of the competition policy has
helped in enhancing the rate of growth in the retail sectors through mutual agreement between
the competing companies.
Crane (2015) stated that the mutual agreements between the competing retail
organizations has helped in enhancing the rate of healthy competition through fixation of prices,
limiting production and dividing the markets. For an example, the fixation of prices and the
enumeration of a healthy competition in the US markets have helped in the development of
organizations like Walmart, The Kroger Co and Amazon. Therefore, the enforcement of the
competition policy on the retail has helped the industry in making spontaneous developments
through the growth and expansion of different ventures.
The enforcement of the competition policies has helped in avoiding monopolistic market
culture and thereby ensuring the interests of the customers. Furman (2016) noted that the
implementation of the competition policy in US has helped Federal Trade Commission in
avoiding situations relating to anticompetitive monopolization and unethical profit making. On
the other hand, Fox (2016) stated that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) designed a leniency
program for encouraging companies to report against any anticompetitive conduct for escaping
fines or criminal convictions. The different federal systems that are developed by the US
government have helped in the growth and expansion of the retail sector in US. The different
clauses that were used in the competition policy have helped in the growth and expansion of the
retail sectors in US.

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3. Methodology
3.1 Research Philosophy
The research will be undertaken through the utilization of Positivism philosophy, which
will enable in identifying the impact of Competition policies on the Retail sectors in US through
scientifically proven techniques. The positivism philosophy helps in enriching the research
through better understanding of the position of retail industry and the manner in which the
competition policy affected the operational performance.
3.2 Research Approach
The research will be undertaken through the application of deductive approach as it will
help in scrutinising the available information on the cartels of the Competition policy and
thereby identify the manner in which it affects the performance of the retail industry in US. Data
for the research will be derived from different primary sources and thereby analyzed, which will
help in enriching the study with the understanding the manner in which the competition policy
affected the performance of the retail industry in US.
3.3 Research Design
The research design helps in guiding the study towards the estimated findings in
accordance to the goal of undertaking the study. In this context, the research will be undertaken
through the application of descriptive research design, which will aid in understanding and
defining the cause and effects of the competition policy on the performance of the retail industry
in US. Te delineation of the relationship between the completion policy and the performance of
the retail organization in US will support in adhering to the objectives of undertaking the study.

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3.4 Data collection process
The data for the research will be collected through the utilization of the primary data
collection process, which will help in gathering the information through quantitative survey. The
survey of the different retail organizations existing US will help in assessing the impact of
competition policies on the different activities that are undertaken by the same.
3.5 Sampling and sample size
The primary data for the study will be collected through stratified sampling from 4 US
based retail companies (Hunold and Johannes 2017). The stratified sampling method will help in
dividing the population into different groups, which will support in identifying the retail
organizations and the impact of competition policy on the same.
3.6 Time frame
Task Week
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Selection of topic
and search for
justification
Constructing
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Selecting
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Data analysis and
representation
Reviewing the
outcomes
Conclusions and
recommendations
Submitting draft
of the project
Printing and final
submission
Table 1: Table showing the timeframe of the entire research
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References
Baker, Jonathan B., and Steven C. Salop. "Antitrust, competition policy, and inequality." Geo. LJ
Online 104 (2015): 1.
Crane, Daniel A. "Antitrust and Wealth Inequality." Cornell L. Rev. 101 (2015): 1171.
Flammer, Caroline. "Does product market competition foster corporate social responsibility?
Evidence from trade liberalization." Strategic Management Journal 36, no. 10 (2015): 1469-
1485.
Fox, Eleanor M. "Competition policy: the comparative advantage of developing countries." Law
& Contemp. Probs.79 (2016): 69.
Furman, Jason. "Beyond antitrust: The role of competition policy in promoting inclusive
growth." In Searle Center Conference on Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy. 2016.
Hunold, Matthias, and Johannes Muthers. "Resale price maintenance and manufacturer
competition for retail services." The RAND Journal of Economics 48, no. 1 (2017): 3-23.
Khan, Lina M., and Sandeep Vaheesan. "Market power and inequality: The antitrust
counterrevolution and its discontents." Harv. L. & Pol'y Rev. 11 (2017): 235.
Stucke, Maurice E., and Allen P. Grunes. "Introduction: Big Data and Competition Policy." Big
Data and Competition Policy, Oxford University Press (2016) (2016).

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