The document discusses different types of competitive moves in oligopoly markets: 1) Non-threatening moves are those that improve a firm's position without negatively impacting competitors, such as internal adjustments that go unnoticed. 2) Threatening moves are those that provoke retaliation from competitors due to lags in perceiving, formulating a response, or conflicting goals. 3) Defensive moves aim to deny competitors an advantage, such as maintaining discipline. Commitment to various strategies can be communicated through capabilities and history of following through.

1. COMPETITIVE MOVES

2. IntroductionOligopoly

3. Corporative For Non- Threatening MoveMove’s that improve firms position and improve the competitor’s positions even if they are not matching to them.Move’s that improve firms position and improve the competitor’s positions only if significant number match to them.Move’s that improve firms position because competitor will not match them.

4. Moves will be perceived as a non threatening if…Competitors do not even noticed because the adjustments are largely internal.Competitors will not be concerned about them because of their self perception or assumptions.Competitors performance is impaired little if at all measured by their own criteria.

5. Threatening movesLags retaliation Perceptual lagsLags in mounting a retaliatory strategy.Inability to pin point retaliation, which raises in short run cost.Lags caused by conflicting goals.

6. Defensive movesDiscipline as a form of defense.Denying a base.

7. CommitmentCommitment that the firm is unequivocally sticking with the move it is makingCommitment that the firm will retaliate and continue to retaliate if a competitor makes certain moves.Commitment that the firm will take no action.

8. Communicating commitmentAssets, resources and other mechanism to carry out the commitment quicklyA clear intension to carry out the commitment including a history of adherence to past commitments.Inability to back down or perceived moral resolve not to back down.