Sentence examples for alternative firm from inspiring English sources

Winchester (2011) used a CGE model to compare different BAMs with alternative firm behaviors.

Instead, a rise in switching costs deters consumers that have searched the entire market from switching to an alternative firm.

After having stopped searching, each consumer must then decide whether to remain with their existing supplier or to trade with a previously searched alternative firm for an extra switching cost, s.

However, in some cases it may be possible for a consumer to bypass any such activity by blindly switching to an alternative firm without first knowing its price or characteristics.

None of those alternative firms has publicly confirmed their interest and in an interview with the Wall Street Journal two weeks ago Alfa Group chairman, Mikhail Fridman, claimed there were "no serious buyers" outside his own consortium.

Blackstone, the largest alternative investment firm in the world, has shown strength in its business over all.

Johnson proposed an alternative: his firm would produce the show, supplying the clothes and models under the direction of Ebony home service editor Freda DeKnight.

Maude has also has taken up a role as chairman of the advertising agency Cogent Elliott, months after accepting a job on the advisory board at the alternative investment firm Anvest Partners.

On Friday, the alternative investment firm reported a 95 percent rise in its fourth-quarter profit from a year ago, to $697 million, as improvements in its private equity holdings offset weaker performance in other operations.

Oil and alternative energy firm BP might be torn on that sentiment.

The investment was made using the publicly traded alternative investment firm's balance sheet money, the publication reported.