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UNINA9910455222803321 |
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Barnett William P |
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The red queen among organizations [[electronic resource] ] : how competitiveness evolves / / William P. Barnett |
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Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2008 |
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1-282-15819-8 |
9786612158193 |
1-4008-2448-6 |
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[Course Book] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (295 p.) |
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Competition |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-273) and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One. Why Are Some Organizations More Competitive than Others? -- Two. Logics of Competition -- Three. The Red Queen -- Four. Empirically Modeling The Red Queen -- Five. Red Queen Competition Among Commercial Banks -- Six. Red Queen Competition among Computer Manufacturers -- Seven. The Red Queen and Organizational Inertia -- Eight. Some Implications of Red Queen Competition -- Appendix. Data Sources and Collection Methods -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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There's a scene in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass in which the Red Queen, having just led a chase with Alice in which neither seems to have moved from the spot where they began, explains to the perplexed girl: "It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place." Evolutionary biologists have used this scene to illustrate the evolutionary arms race among competing species. William Barnett argues that a similar dynamic is at work when organizations compete, shaping how firms and industries evolve over time. Barnett examines the effects--and unforeseen perils--of competing and winning. He takes a fascinating, in-depth look at two of the most competitive industries--computer manufacturing and commercial banking--and derives some startling conclusions. Organizations that survive |
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competition become stronger competitors--but only in the market contexts in which they succeed. Barnett shows how managers may think their experience will help them thrive in new markets and conditions, when in fact the opposite is likely to be the case. He finds that an organization's competitiveness at any given moment hinges on the organization's historical experience. Through Red Queen competition, weaker competitors fail, or they learn and adapt. This in turn heightens the intensity of competition and further strengthens survivors in an ever-evolving dynamic. Written by a leading organizational theorist, The Red Queen among Organizations challenges the prevailing wisdom about competition, revealing it to be a force that can make--and break--even the most successful organization. |
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UNINA9910453921703321 |
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Autore |
Linville James R. |
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Amos and the Cosmic Imagination / / James R. Linville |
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9780817185837 |
1-138-61885-3 |
1-351-16300-0 |
1-351-16298-5 |
1-281-79880-0 |
9786611798802 |
0-7546-9355-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (212 p.) |
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Society for Old Testament Study monographs |
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Prophecy - Christianity |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Cover; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Transliteration Scheme; Preface; Part I: Imagining Amos; Part II: Speech and Theophany; Part III: Speech and Silence; Part IV: Who Will Not Prophesy?; Bibliography; Name Index; Scripture Index |
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Said to contain the words of the earliest of the biblical prophets (8th century BCE), the book of Amos is reinterpreted by James Linville in light of new and sometimes controversial historical approaches to the Bible. Amos is read as the literary product of the Persian-era community in Judah. Its representations of divine-human communication are investigated in the context of the ancient writers' own role as transmitters and shapers of religious traditions. Amos's extraordinary poetry expresses mythical conceptions of divine manifestation and a process of destruction and recreation of the cosm |
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UNINA9910778221003321 |
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Autore |
Barnett William P |
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Titolo |
The red queen among organizations [[electronic resource] ] : how competitiveness evolves / / William P. Barnett |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-15819-8 |
9786612158193 |
1-4008-2448-6 |
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Edizione |
[Course Book] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (295 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-273) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One. Why Are Some Organizations More Competitive than Others? -- Two. Logics of Competition -- Three. The Red Queen -- Four. Empirically Modeling The Red Queen -- Five. Red Queen Competition Among Commercial Banks -- Six. Red Queen Competition among Computer Manufacturers -- Seven. The Red Queen and Organizational Inertia -- Eight. Some |
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Implications of Red Queen Competition -- Appendix. Data Sources and Collection Methods -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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There's a scene in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass in which the Red Queen, having just led a chase with Alice in which neither seems to have moved from the spot where they began, explains to the perplexed girl: "It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place." Evolutionary biologists have used this scene to illustrate the evolutionary arms race among competing species. William Barnett argues that a similar dynamic is at work when organizations compete, shaping how firms and industries evolve over time. Barnett examines the effects--and unforeseen perils--of competing and winning. He takes a fascinating, in-depth look at two of the most competitive industries--computer manufacturing and commercial banking--and derives some startling conclusions. Organizations that survive competition become stronger competitors--but only in the market contexts in which they succeed. Barnett shows how managers may think their experience will help them thrive in new markets and conditions, when in fact the opposite is likely to be the case. He finds that an organization's competitiveness at any given moment hinges on the organization's historical experience. Through Red Queen competition, weaker competitors fail, or they learn and adapt. This in turn heightens the intensity of competition and further strengthens survivors in an ever-evolving dynamic. Written by a leading organizational theorist, The Red Queen among Organizations challenges the prevailing wisdom about competition, revealing it to be a force that can make--and break--even the most successful organization. |
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