Make a determination as to whether or not the statement is true or falsified.Is it possible that several large firms dominate a fragmented industry, with each of thesecorporations attempting to differentiate its products from those of the competition?

A fragmented industry has many number of companies who compete with each other and there are are no…

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Foundations of Business (MindTap Course List)

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Author:William M. Pride, Robert J. Hughes, Jack R. Kapoor

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