You are required to select an organization operating under “Oligopolistic and Monopolistic
competition” market in Oman and prepare a brief report. The report should contains information
from secondary data sources and information available for selected organisation producing
goods or offering services in Oman. Further, this report should assess the impact of market
structure and competitive factors on the organisation/industry and evaluate the organisation
/industry-sector’s responses. (In the case of a large organisation or industry-sector it is
permissible to confine your report to part of the organisation or industry-sector.)
Outline of the report:
i. A brief profile of the organization with description on the types of products and services
offered by the selected organization. Identify the specific market structure of the
organization and provide (minimum) three competitors with a brief competitor matrix (In
tabular format). (8 marks)
ii. Discuss any four factors affecting supply of the organization. (8 marks )
iii. State and explain any four barriers to entry facing firms wishing to enter a
monopoly market or any of the other imperfect markets.