Structural Holes: The Social Structure of Competition
Harvard University Press, 1995
Paper: 978-0-674-84371-4 | Cloth: 978-0-674-84372-1 | eISBN: 978-0-674-02909-5
Library of Congress Classification HD41.B88 1992
Dewey Decimal Classification 338.6048
Paper: 978-0-674-84371-4 | Cloth: 978-0-674-84372-1 | eISBN: 978-0-674-02909-5
Library of Congress Classification HD41.B88 1992
Dewey Decimal Classification 338.6048
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Ronald Burt describes the social structural theory of competition that has developed through the last two decades. The contrast between perfect competition and monopoly is replaced with a network model of competition. The basic element in this account is the structural hole: a gap between two individuals with complementary resources or information. When the two are connected through a third individual as entrepreneur, the gap is filled, creating important advantages for the entrepreneur. Competitive advantage is a matter of access to structural holes in relation to market transactions.
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