A few big firms, such as Sony and Nissan, have hired outside bosses, though usually under duress: both faced severe competition from abroad.

也有少数的企业，会从外面聘请总裁，比如索尼和日产，但它们都是在面对激烈的海外竞争时被迫这么做的。

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Mr Longman insists that big drugs firms must move towards a “disaggregated” model to focus on a few core areas of competence, such as drug discovery, development or marketing.

朗曼认为，大型制药公司必须寻求分散经营，把精力集中在小部分核心领域内，比如药物的发现，研究，市场运作。

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At a time when their very survival seems up in the air, how can firms spot and hire the few candidates that will thrive in Big Law instead of wasting time and money on people like me?

有些人能不能干得来还不好说，在这样的情况下，律所怎样才能发现和聘用日后能在大律所如鱼得水的应聘者，不把时间和金钱浪费在像我这样的人身上。

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Most depend on orders from a few big firms that often forbid them to do business with any of their competitors.

ECONOMIST: Smaller South Korean firms

In oligopoly, a few big firms compete with each other, but not primarily by trying to charge the lowest prices, which are thus usually higher than in a perfectly competitive market.

ECONOMIST: Economics focus

Shares are a case in point, driven by foreign investors, oligarchs on strategic buying sprees and the fortunes of a few big firms, not ordinary Russians taking a sudden interest in the stockmarket.

ECONOMIST: Russia's economy