首页
登录
公务员类
The world is going through the biggest w
The world is going through the biggest w
练习题库
2022-08-02
35
问题
The world is going through the biggest wave of mergers and acquisitions ever witnessed. The process sweeps from hyperactive America to Europe and reaches the emerging countries with unsurpassed might. Many in these countries are looking at this process and worrying: “Won’t the wave of business concentration turn into an uncontrollable anti-competitive force?” There’s no question that the big are getting bigger and more powerful. Multinational corporations accounted for less than 20% of international trade in 1982. Today the figure is more than 25% and growing rapidly. International affiliates account for a fast-growing segment of production in economies that open up and welcome foreign investment. In Argentina, for instance, after the reforms of the early 1990s, multinationals went from 43% to almost 70% of the industrial production of the 200 largest firms. This phenomenon has created serious concerns over the role of smaller economic firms, of national businessmen and over the ultimate stability, of the world economy. I believe that the most important forces behind the massive M&A wave are the same that underlie the globalization process: falling transportation, and communication costs, lower trade and investment barriers and enlarged markets that require enlarged operations capable of meeting customers’ demands. All these are beneficial, not detrimental to consumers. As productivity grows, the world’s wealth increases. Examples of benefits or costs of the current concentration-wave are scanty. Yet it is hard to imagine that the merge of a few oil firms today could recreate the same threats to competition that were feared nearly a century ago in the U.S., when the Standard Oil trust was broken up. The mergers of telecom companies, such as World Corn, hardly seem to bring higher prices for consumers or a reduction in the pace of technical progress. On the contrary, the price of communications is coming down fast. In cars, too, concentration is increasing—witness Daimler and Chrysler, Renault and Nissan—but it does not appear that consumers am being hurt. Yet the fact remains that the merger movement must be watched. A few weeks ago, Alan Greenspan warned against the megamergers in the banking industry. Who is going to supervise, regulate and operate, as lender of last resort with the gigantic banks that are being created? won’t multinationals shift production from one place to another when a nation gets too strict about infringements to fair corn petition? And should one country take upon itself the role of “defending competition” on issues that affect many other nations, as in the U.S.What is the typical trend, of businesses today?A.To take in more foreign funds.B.To invest-more abroad.C.To combine and become bigger.D.To trade with more, countries.
选项
A.To take in more foreign funds.
B.To invest-more abroad.
C.To combine and become bigger.
D.To trade with more, countries.
答案
C
解析
第一段第1句话指出,“世界正在经历一波前所未有的合并-并购大浪潮”,因此,当今商业的典型趋势为C选项“合并壮大”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/gongwuyuan/2635160.html
本试题收录于:
英语言文学 军队文职题库军队文职人员招聘分类
英语言文学 军队文职
军队文职人员招聘
相关试题推荐
Whendaylightcame_____throughthewin
Thecolor_____fromyellowthroughgree
Theworldisgoingthroughthebiggestw
Theworldisgoingthroughthebiggestw
Theworldisgoingthroughthebiggestw
Theworldisgoingthroughthebiggestw
Theworldisgoingthroughthebiggestw
Theshuttersstood(),andthroughoneof
Theshuttersstood(),andthroughoneof
随机试题
[A]apparent[B]automatic[C]Consequently[D]Decidedly[E]decline[F]delightful[G]enr
[originaltext]W:Wu,doyouhavetimetotellmemoreaboutthemultimediateac
Choosethecorrectanswer,A,BorC.Projectonworkplacement[br]Dr.Greenw
下列关于服务改进职责的描述中说法不正确的是()。A.服务四要素改进主要有系统
卵磷脂小体减少常见于A.精囊炎 B.附睾炎 C.前列腺炎 D.尿道旁腺炎
张先生,53岁。急性黄疸性肝炎住院治疗。患者出院后的终末处理方法,不正确的是
关于巡视中发现运行高频阻波器内有异常声响的处理原则中错误的是()。应判定是否是由
计算地基变形时,以下荷载组合的取法哪个选项符合《建筑地基基础设计规范》(GB5
关于基础设施特点的说法,错误的是()。A.资本密集型反映了基础设施的属性 B
按照合同的成立是否需要特定的形式,合同分为( )。A.要式合同和不要式合同
最新回复
(
0
)