Incumbents

Management

(noun)

In this context, participants in a particular industry.

Related Terms

  • abnormal profit rate
  • perfect or pure competition
  • substitute
  • entrant
  • Unfalsifiable
Economics

(noun)

A holder of a position as supplier to a market or market segment that allows the holder to earn above-normal profits.

Related Terms

  • Say's Law
  • Opportunity cost

Examples of Incumbents in the following topics:

  • The Power of Incumbency

    • Incumbents have structural advantages over challengers during elections.
    • Incumbents traditionally win their party's nomination to run for office and unseating an incumbent during a primary elections is very difficult.
    • Incumbents have easier access to campaign finance and government resources that can be indirectly used to boost a campaign.
    • Incumbents also have easier access to campaign finance, as well as government resources (such as the franking privilege) that can be indirectly used to boost a campaign.
  • The Election of 1964

    • Incumbent President Lyndon Johnson won the 1964 presidential election with 61% of the popular vote.
  • The Election of 1996

    • Incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton won reelection over Republican candidate Bob Dole and Reform Party candidate Ross Perot in the 1996 election.
  • The Election of 1916

    • Incumbent Democratic President Wilson narrowly defeated Republican Supreme Court Justice Hughes in the 1916 election.
  • Intellectual Skills of Successful Managers

    • ., incumbent's industry, organizational mission and objectives, competitive dynamics, etc.).
  • Korea, Communism, and the 1952 Election

    • Incumbent President Harry S.
  • The Election of 1936

    • Incumbent Roosevelt and his vice president, John Nance Garner, had no serious opponents.
  • The Election of 1948

    • Incumbent President Harry S.
  • The Federal Communications Commission

    • The legislation attempted to create more competition in local telephone service by requiring Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers to provide access to their facilities for Competitive Local Exchange Carriers.
  • The 2012 Presidential Election

    • Incumbent President Barack Obama was the Democratic candidate for the 2012 presidential election.
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