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1 online resource (xii, 244 pages) : illustrations.
One of the predominant trends of modern society is the pervasive presence of competition. No longer just a function of economic markets or democratic systems, competition has become a favoured tool for governing people and organizations, from the provision of schooling and elder care to the way we consume popular culture. Yet social scientists have played a surprisingly modest role in analysing its implications, as the discussion of competition has largely been confined to its narrow economic meaning. This book opens up competition for the study of social scientists. Its central message is that while competition seems ubiquitous, it should not be taken for granted or be naturalized as an inevitable aspect of human existence. Its emergence, maintenance, and change are based on institutions and organizational efforts, and a central challenge for social science is to learn more about these processes and their outcomes. With the use of a novel definition of competition, more fundamental questions can be addressed than merely whether or not competition works. How is competition constructed - and by whom? Which behaviours result from competition? What are its consequences? Can competition be removed? And, how do these factors vary with the object of competition - be it money, attention, status, or other scarce and desired objects? This book investigates these and more questions in studies of competition among and within schools, universities, multinational corporations, auditors, waste-disposal firms, fashion designers, and more.
Cover -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- List of contributors -- 1. A new understanding of competition / Stefan Arora-Jonsson, Nils Brunsson, and Raimund Hasse -- 2. Competition as sensemaking / Daniel Sands, Gino Cattani, Joseph Porac, and Jason Greenberg -- 3. Competition by mutual adjustment / Patrik Aspers -- 4. The origins of competition : Institution and organization / Stefan Arora-Jonsson, Nils Brunsson, and Raimund Hasse -- 5. Convincing others that they are competing : The case of schools / Niklas Bomark, Peter Edlund, and Stefan Arora-Jonsson -- 6. Constructing competition for status : Sports and higher education / Nils Brunsson and Linda Wedlin -- 7. Avoiding competition : The effects of rankings in the food waste field / Nadine Arnold -- 8. Competition and auditing : Esteemed but incompatible ideas / Karin Brunsson and Katharina Rahnert -- 9. The allure of prizes : How contests trap us in competitive relationships / Michael Scroggins and Daniel Souleles -- 10. The organization of competition and non-competition in schools / Søren Christensen and Hanne Knudsen -- 11. Cooperating while competing in multinational corporations / Katarina Lagerström, Emilene Leite, Cecilia Pahlberg, and Roger Schweizer -- 12. Reversing competition : The case of corporate governance / Fabien Foureault -- 13. Debunking the holy trinity : Competition, individualism, and meritocracy / Sebastian Kohl and Abraham Sapién -- 14. Competition unbundled : Taking stock and looking forward / Stefan Arora-Jonsson, Nils Brunsson, Raimund Hasse, and Katarina Lagerström -- Index.
edited by Stefan Arora-Jonsson, Nils Brunsson, Raimund Hasse, and Katarina Lagerström.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021