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Capitalism's Dual Mechanism: Centralization and Decentralization
Example of an Owner's Dual Role in Capitalism
A firm owner's role illustrates the dual nature of capitalism. When interacting with an employee, the owner is 'the boss,' exercising centralized power. However, when interacting with a potential customer, the owner is just another competitor in the market, subject to the decentralizing force of competition.
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Example of an Owner's Dual Role in Capitalism
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Consider a hypothetical economic system where large organizations can coordinate the work of many employees to produce goods and services. However, in this system, there is no competition between these organizations; each one operates as the sole provider of its products and the sole employer in its region. Which statement best analyzes the likely distribution of power in this system?
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A business owner's position involves exercising direct authority within their firm while also being subject to market forces outside of it. Which of the following scenarios best illustrates this dual role?
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A business owner operates in two distinct contexts, sometimes acting with direct authority and other times reacting to market pressures. Match each of the owner's actions below to the economic context it represents.
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A small business owner, who runs a custom furniture workshop, undertakes several actions in a single day. Arrange the following actions in order, starting with the one that most clearly demonstrates her direct, centralized authority within her business, and ending with the one most clearly subject to the decentralized pressures of the market.
When a restaurant owner decides on the daily work schedule for their chefs, they are exercising centralized authority. However, when they must adjust their menu prices because a new, popular restaurant opened nearby, they are responding to the decentralized pressure of ____.
A bakery owner makes several decisions throughout the day. Which of the following sequences of actions best illustrates the owner's shift from exercising direct, centralized authority within their business to responding to the decentralized pressures of the market?