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Taxonomic Mental Models in Competitor Definition

Year: 1990

Type: article

Abstract: In this article, a cognitive approach to the problem of competitor definition is outlined, which begins with a discussion of the information-processing demands implied by current models of competitive strategy. How decision makers simplify the competitive environment by using a mental model of competitive groups is then discussed. Finally, the implications of a cognitive approach for the classifying organizations and organizational adaptation are commented on.

Source: Academy of Management Review

DOI: 10.5465/amr.1990.4308155

Authors: Joseph F. Porac, Howard Thomas

Institutions: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Rochester, University of Edinburgh

Language: English

Topic: Management and Organizational Studies

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2163685922

FWCI: 12.26

Cites: 77

Cited by: 769

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