Pela característica do mercado oligopolista, as empresas podem adotar estratégias para se proteger no mercado, sendo uma delas o fato de combinar preçoes e quantidades de produtos a serem ofertados no mercado. Esta estratégia pode ser caracterizada como:

A.j. was a newly hired attorney for idle time gaming, inc. even though he reported directly to the president of the company, a.j. noticed that the president always had time to converse with the director of sales, calling on him to get a pulse on legal/regulatory issues that, as the company attorney, a.j. could have probably handled. a.j. also noted that the hr manager’s administrative assistant was the go-to person for a number of things that would make life easier at work. a.j. was recognizing the culture at idle time gaming.