"Ericsson is maintaining its top position in wireless networking equipment and technology, so the company will not be forced to merge with another player from a purelycompetitive position perspective, but rather may be forced to merge to reconcile its weak business model and financial condition, " Lesieur said in a note.
The pragmatist objects that these goals, once achieved, will produce negligible competitive advantage for the company, whether measured by purely financial or other softer yardsticks.
So although the Russian construction market is legendarily corrupt, and although prices are far higher than they would be in a more competitive and transparent market, goods are actually allocated through prices and not purely through administrative fiat.
In a highly competitive job environment employers want to see that a candidate has the hunger to be successful more than purely in an academic setting.