The Social Structure of Competition

By Ronald S. Burt. 2004

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Subfields: Sociology and Political Science

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Strategic Thinking and the IMP Approach: a Comparative Analysis (2007, background): “Indeed, the IMP view of competition is closer to that of Burt (1992) , who argued that competition is a matter of relations, not player attributes, a relation emergent, not observed and is a process, not just a result, while imperfect competition is a matter of freedom, not just power.”
Nexus Work: Brokerage on Creative Projects (2010, background): “…sources of information and social contacts, the greater the potential information and control advantages that are likely to accrue to that individual (Burt, 1992) and the more social capital individuals can accrue (Burt, 2000), which can translate into real career benefi ts (Burt, 2004).”
The Role of Knowledge in Business Start-up Activity (2006, background): “For instance, at the individual level, social capital has been defined as the resources embedded in one’s relationships with others, and researchers have examined the role of weak versus strong ties (relational embeddedness) and dense versus sparse networks (structural embeddedness) (Burt, 1992; Col”
Motivation and Opportunity: The Role of Remote Work, Demographic Dissimilarity, and Social Network Centrality in Impression Management (2005, background): “On the other hand, access to a large network of interpersonal ties in an organization may be most important to effective impression management because such a network serves as a conduit through which individuals can obtain useful information (Burt, 1992; Kilduff & Krackhardt, 1994).”
Network-based research in entrepreneurship A critical review (2003, background): “Network development processes were thought to differ between male and female entrepreneurs with women entrepreneurs requiring network contacts that would provide both legitimacy as well as critical business information (Burt, 1992; Ibarra, 1992).”
Global Village or Cyber-Balkans? Modeling and Measuring the Integration of Electronic Communities (2005, background): “…Malone, 1988; Van Alstyne, 1997), dyads, triads, and link cuts (Wasserman & Faust, 1994), tie strength, blocks, and structural holes (Granovetter, 1973; White 1976; Burt 1993), link evolution (Sanil et. al., 1995), and even integration and polarization (Kaufer & Carley, 1993; Banks & Carley 1996).”
Geography, Networks, and Knowledge Flow (2007, methodology): “Prior research has shown the value associated with bridging structural holes to access information from different parts of a network (Burt 1992a, 1997, 2000, 2001).”
Pathways for Positive Identity Construction at Work: Four Types of Positive Identity and the Building of Social Resources (2010, background): “Having relationships with a diverse group of people is important for identifying and accessing career opportunities (Burt, 1992; Higgins & Kram, 2001) and for gaining social support (Bell, 1990).”
“Every Kid Is Money” (2015, background): “640 Scholars have thus called for an examination of competition as a process (Burt, 1992; Ferlie, 1992; McNulty, 1968), whereby actors in firms develop strategies, take action, and compete with one another.”