Competition

Baum, Bowers, and Mohanram (2015)

Summary Interaction among sell-side securities analysts under-researched. Multipoint contact among sell-side securities analysts has not been studied. Forecast accuracy is a direct point of competition, and information leadership is an indirect point. (Might information leadership be more highly related to star recognition?) TO DO Retrieve key readings on mutual forbearance theory (???,(???),(???)) Learn more on information leadership (refs on p. 2) Questions Why would more information leadership in own sphere of influence be evidence of mutual forbearance?

Simmel on Competition

TO DO: Incorporate in statspill See book here. Competition is a subset of conflict. “The foremost sociological characteristic of competition is the fact that conflict in it is indirect.” “parallel efforts by both parties concerning the same prize” S distinguishes between the subjective goal and objective result of competition. The prize competitors seek is in the hands of neither. S focuses on competition where the only adversary in is the aim.