ISBN:
9780192652850
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (257 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
302.14
Keywords:
Competition (Psychology)
;
Competition-Social aspects
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Competition is pervasive in modern society, yet it should not be taken for granted as an inevitable aspect of human existence. This book opens up competition for the study of social scientists, exploring its emergence, maintenance, change, and outcomes in education, business, creative industries, and more.
Abstract:
Cover -- Competition: What It Is and Why It Happens -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Figures -- Tables -- List of contributors -- 1: A new understanding of competition -- The popularity of competition -- Conceptualizing competition -- The concept of competition in economics, management, and sociology -- Economics: The abstraction of competition -- Management: Competition as a strategic challenge -- Sociology: Competition as a relationship -- Defining competition -- Implications: asymmetries, fourth parties, and behavioural effects -- Investigating competition -- References -- 2: Competition as sensemaking -- Definitions of market competition -- Cross-elasticitiesof demand -- Strategic groups -- The categorical structure of markets -- Case studies -- Case construction -- Counterfactual competition -- Case analyses -- Case study one: Blue Poppy -- Case study two: Clifford's -- Case study three: Fish Fish -- Discussion and conclusion -- References -- 3: Competition by mutual adjustment -- Analysing competition -- Organized competition -- Competition out of mutual adjustment -- Christmas lights on houses -- Fashion -- Users of fashion -- Producers of fashion -- Concluding discussion -- References -- 4: The origins of competition: institution and organization -- The institutional basis of competition -- Relationships and actorhood -- Scarcity and desire -- The organization of competition -- Competition by design: contests and reforms -- Competition as a side effect -- Asymmetries as motives for organizing competition -- Interrelations and dynamics -- References -- 5: Convincing others that they are competing: the case of schools -- Reforms towards competition among schools -- Trials and tribulations of the introduction of competition -- Pre-reform:Schooling without competition.
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