Read more
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.
List of contents
- 1: Stefan Arora-Jonsson, Nils Brunsson, and Raimund Hasse: A New Understanding of Competition
- 2: Daniel Sands, Gino Cattani, Joseph Porac, and Jason Greenberg: Competition as Sensemaking
- 3: Patrik Aspers: Competition by Mutual Adjustment
- 4: Stefan Arora-Jonsson, Nils Brunsson, and Raimund Hasse: The Origins of Competition: Institution and Organization
- 5: Niklas Bomark, Peter Edlund, and Stefan Arora-Jonsson: Convincing Others That They are Competing: The Case of Schools
- 6: Nils Brunsson and Linda Wedlin: Constructing Competition for Status: Sports and Higher Education
- 7: Nadine Arnold: Avoiding Competition: The Effects of Rankings in the Food Waste Field
- 8: Karin Brunsson and Katarina Rahnert: Competition and Auditing: Esteemed but Incompatible Ideas
- 9: Michael Scroggins and Daniel Souleles: The Allure of Prizes: How Contests Trap Us in Competitive Relationships
- 10: Søren Christensen and Hanne Knudsen: The Organization of Competition and Non-Competition in Schools
- 11: Katarina Lagerström, Emilene Leite, Roger Schweizer, and Cecilia Pahlberg: Cooperating While Competing: The Case of Multinational Corporations
- 12: Fabien Foureault: Reversing Competition: The Case of Corporate Governance
- 13: Sebastian Kohl and Abraham Sapién: Debunking the Holy Trinity: Competition, Individualism, and Meritocracy
- 14: Stefan Arora-Jonsson, Nils Brunsson, Raimund Hasse and Katarina Lagerström: Competition Unbundled: Taking Stock and Looking Forward
About the author
Stefan Arora-Jonsson is Chair in Organization and Society at Uppsala University, Sweden.
Nils Brunsson is Professor of Management affiliated with Uppsala University and the Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research (SCORE), Sweden.
Raimund Hasse is Professor of Sociology and Head of the Institute for Sociology at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland.
Katarina Lagerström is Associate Professor in Business Studies at Uppsala University, Sweden.
Summary
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.
