Hmmm....pistols at 10 paces? 😉

It seems like we don't have a construct then!

Hi

Check Porter's 5 forces model especially the fifth force "Rivalry among Competitors".

Competition you have to identify based on what dimension: products, talent, infrastructure, technology, response,.... (recall core competencies). Then the next step is to define competition based on firms competing with respect to their Distinctive Competence (using benchmarking)....then you reach Rivalry where you describe it: Friendly, Cooperative, Throat Cutting, etc...

There are scales at the level of organisations, but rivalry between two individuals may be seen in literature on conflict management.

Thank you for the insights!

Hi Marcio, take a look into this paper. It proposes a behavioral model linked to the lodka-volterra model in a modified form to assess and simulate competition-collaboration dynamics. For two actors

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5172492_Explaining_and_predicting_the_impact_of_regulation_on_innovation_Towards_a_dynamic_model

Thanks!

Dear Marcio Lima

Have you read this paper?

Kilduff, G. J., Elfenbein, H. A., & Staw, B. M. (2010). The psychology of rivalry: A relationally dependent analysis of competition. Academy of Management Journal, 53(5), 943-969.

It might be very helpful for you.

I have actually. However I couldn't identify any Rivalry construct/measurement questionnaire. Thanks Angel Torres-Toukoumidis !