Competition
Competition arises whenever two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition includes rivalry between entities such as organisms, individuals, economic and social groups, etc. The rivalry can be over attainment of any exclusive goal, including recognition:(e.g. awards, goods, mates, status, prestige), leadership, market share, niches and scarce resources, or a territory. Competition occurs in nature, between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. Animals compete over water supplies, food, mates, and other biological resources. Humans usually compete for …
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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 14 November 2024 English
This study aims to highlight the key supply chain barriers in localizing electric vehicle (EV) battery cell manufacturing in India. It summarizes consultations with 12 companies working on battery cell …
were interviewed also highlighted the intense competition for existing talent across the industry, which … manufacturing investment Given the intense global competition to attract investme …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
Railway commuting is today a mundane and routine necessity, yet for the Victorians it was a novel experience. It opened up new possibilities of living at a remove from the …
loss of equipment during the war, a rise in competition, and a more militant and expensive work-force … Train to Arcadia the state, and faced mounting competition in London from a range of alternative forms … railway, instead his bill was intended to promote competition among the railway companies, rather than allow …
UOP: University of Ottawa Press · 12 November 2024 English
Dangling in the Glimmer of Hope met en lumière les actions entreprises par des universitaires en réponse à certains des appels à l’action de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation. …
chair for the World Press Photo of the Year competition: “It is the kind of image that sears itself …
AUP: Athabasca University Press · 29 October 2024 English
This introductory human resource management (HRM) textbook provides students with an overview of the major domains of human resource management (the “how-to”) with a focus on the practical application of …
loyalty, thereby reducing the impact of price competition. 3. Focus: Organizations can provide a specific …
Fraser Institute · 18 October 2024 English
The ESG acronym stands for a range of environmental, social, and governance initiatives that critics of shareholder capitalism suggest public companies should voluntarily implement to improve the well-being of society. …
federal government passed amendments to the Competition Act that target companies making untested or … prohibited and practically unsustainable. Similarly, competition among firms ensures that managers will recognize … will make the greatest profit by eliminating competition and not, “If a substantial number of investors … to protect the pric- ing power of firms from competition provided by new entrants that would be attracted … lobbying efforts by companies to restrict foreign competition through, say, tariffs or to raise the costs …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
The Great Right North charts the growth of far-right groups in Canada, illuminating how official and unofficial government attention generates the context in which they flourish. Breaking new ground by …
sites for exchange, discussion, convergence, or competition. We therefore had to adapt our data collection … and eventually intra- organizational competition. This competition develops mainly into a struggle over … high degree of fragmentation and never-ending competition between groups that sometimes have a very short … appropriation, co-optation/penetration, rejection, competition, exclusion, agenda-setting, attack, to no inter- …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 15 October 2024 English
“Coren tells us the stories of his fascinating life with clarity, self-deprecating wit, and page-turning verve.” — STEPHEN FRY From England’s working class to high profile media personality, Michael Coren …
to the final. There was a university- wide competition to find the five best students (four to be on …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
The Past, Present, and Future of Canadian Cities explores the historical functions of municipalities, their current ability to tackle major problems, and how to unlock the potential of cities to …
practical problem for all Canadians since the global competition for talent and investment is waged at the city-region …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Canadian municipalities oversee the country’s most urgent policy areas, yet the constitutional authority of cities to manage their increasing obligations has not kept pace. This volume considers how policy, law, …
(c) avoiding destructive interjurisdictional competition and negative externalities. dimensions of local … tasks and reduce incentives to destructive competition. Some provinces direct munic- ipalities to protect … localities compete for residents and investment. For competition to be fair, the competitors must be evenly matched … makes service and place quality the bases of competition, rather than cost. This presumes that higher …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
public irrationalism, demonstrating that human nature has both extreme Darwinian traits promoting competition and sociable traits of cooperation and empathy. The issue is which set of traits will be activated …