Little, a consultancy, ranks Reliance as the most competitive firm in India and among the top ten in Asia.
Furthermore, the financial losses of a less competitive firm stemmed from the new profits of several more competitive firms.
Paul Bernard of Goldman Sachs, an investment bank, thinks that it is the most competitive petrochemicals firm in Asia.
The company's managers worry that shorn of its network, the firm would lose its competitive edge.
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Once again, citing competitive pressures, the firm will not comment.
Yet from a competitive perspective, the German firm would be an ideal owner for Sprint, because it has money to spend on developing it into a more formidable operator.
Most business people would regard as insane the idea that to be competitive a firm should push itself into a loss, yet on Wall Street this defence is routine.
By forming a collaborative partnership with an HBS faculty member, your firm could gain the competitive advantage of finding answers first and, ultimately, make a difference for the world of business.
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Well, Groupon used the disruptive tools available to every small- and mid-sized firm to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace and capture that ever-elusive network effect.
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"We're just fine" with zero debt on the operation, says the firm's president, who requests anonymity for competitive reasons.
The IGT 2010 proxy goes on to say that the Audit Committee conducted a competitive process to select an independent registered public accounting firm for the 2011 fiscal year.
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Shell's chief executive, Jeroen van der Veer, said the firm had delivered "another competitive set of results".
Part of the vision of my firm, Glassman Wealth Services (GWS), is to remain ahead of the competitive curve by introducing breakthrough strategies and ideas.
With its outdated equipment, the firm was also under threat from more competitive foreign suppliers.
Mr. Rosenberg said KKR has a competitive advantage in real estate because of the firm's large staff and the numerous companies it owns through its buyout portfolio.
The Commission said some of the firm's "inter-bank fees and related practices may be anti-competitive".
Although it is the biggest generics firm, its worldwide market is highly competitive.
While a kind of quasi-patriotic mess has been made out of the firm, it shows more that Britain is a competitive country than that we are an economic failure.
Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai and about 40 other top executives at the company will forego bonuses this year as the Japanese firm struggles to regain its footing in an increasingly competitive global electronics market.
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The truth is, for most firm, IT is not a competitive advantage anymore, it is a burden .
As BMI's rivals came to discover the possibilities in country and roots music themselves, Preston kept the firm at the top of its game with groundbreaking, competitive moves.
And this, according to a former full service firm manager quoted in the Nikkei, is part of the competitive problem.
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As an owner of a small regional brokerage firm I can report from the front lines that a primary driver of the demise of the local brokerage firm is a lack of economies of scale to remain competitive.
"We're able to be competitive, with a low effective rate, " says Suzanne Spera, the firm's director of investor relations.
Some felt that the firm had no experience making bigger, private-equity style investments or competitive advantage in emerging markets.
Quality Support has since grown into a competitive and very reputable firm with more than 100 employees, and mirrors the work ethic and values consistent the U.S. Marine Corps.
Perhaps most importantly, intense pressure from heavily subsidized Chinese manufacturers is driving a surprisingly competitive solar market, forcing Solyndra to get costs down faster than the start-up firm could achieve.
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Consulting firm Elevate Global Ltd. says that as long as factories pay competitive wages, the most effective way to retain employees is to improve communication.
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But giving each financial firm the ability to voluntarily structure themselves into two halves might allow banks to stay globally competitive while carving out that mythical realm of stability yearned for by main street businesses, bank depositors, and bailout weary taxpayers.
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The firm has set itself the target of cutting costs by the 90% needed to make fuel cells competitive in vehicles by 2003.
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