Giant corporation

Japanese: 巨大企業 - きょだいきぎょう
Giant corporation

...With the transformation of the industrial structure, the gap between companies in the large business sector is widening, and some large companies are beginning to fall. Among large companies, those with large capital, sales, number of employees, and added value, excellent management resources in production technology and marketing, and exclusive market dominance in their industry are called big businesses. Big businesses first emerged in the United States in the late 19th century and developed there, but in the process, economic and social power became concentrated in the hands of a few people, causing various problems, and antimonopoly laws were enacted in various countries, starting with the Sherman Act (enacted in 1890, United States). ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "giant corporations" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…産業構造の転換とともに,大企業部門においても企業間格差が拡大し,没落する大企業が出はじめている。 なお大企業のなかでも,とくに資本金,売上高,従業員数,付加価値額などの規模が大きく,生産技術,マーケティングなどの面で優れた経営資源を有し,当該産業において排他的な市場支配力をもつものを,ビッグ・ビジネスbig business(巨大企業)という。ビッグ・ビジネスは19世紀後半にアメリカで最初に生まれ,発展してきたが,その過程で少数者の手に経済的・社会的権力が集中して種々の弊害も発生したため,シャーマン法(1890制定,アメリカ)を嚆矢(こうし)として,各国で独占禁止に関する法律が制定された。…

※「巨大企業」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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