(Normally fictional) massive, monopolistic corporation in multiple markets
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Megacorporation, mega-corporation, or megacorp, a term originally coined by Alfred Eichner in his book The Megacorp and Oligopoly: Micro Foundations of Macro Dynamics[1] but popularized by William Gibson,[2][3] derives from the combination of the prefix mega- with the word corporation. It has become widespread in cyberpunk literature. It is synonymous with syndicate, globalist- or transnational capital. It refers to a corporation (normally fictional) that is a massive conglomerate (usually private), holding monopolistic or near-monopolistic control over multiple markets (thus exhibiting both a horizontal and a vertical monopoly). Megacorps are so powerful that they are above the government laws, possess their own heavily armed (often military-sized) private armies, are operators of privatized police forces, hold "sovereign" territory, and even act as outright governments. They often exercise a large degree of control over their employees, taking the idea of "corporate culture" to an extreme.
^Eichner, Alfred S., ed. (1976), "The nature of the megacorp", The Megacorp and Oligopoly: Micro Foundations of Macro Dynamics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 19–54, doi:10.1017/CBO9780511895647.003, ISBN 978-0-521-06861-1, retrieved 2023-01-02
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