POOH百宝箱社会类之二CompetitionCooperation.docx
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POOH百宝箱社会类之二CompetitionCooperation
POOH百宝箱社会类之二----Competition&Cooperation
Self-Supporting,CompetitionorCooperation:
AnIntroduction
From:
http:
//darkwing.uoregon.edu/~felsing/ala/ahwang.html
Competitionandcooperationaretwodrivingforcesfortheadvancementofhumancivilization.Anyonewhoisnotinterestedincompetitionorcooperationwillbeleftoutandleftbehind.
Competitionisawayoflifeintoday'sworld.Thecapitalistsocietyencouragescompetition.Individualsandcompaniesalike,forthesakeofsurvivalincompetition,mustcontinuetoimprovetheirservicesandproducts,andasaresult,theentiresocietyprospers,atleasteconomically.Cooperationintheformofmonopolyorprice-fixingisillegalinthecapitalistworldasitkillsthespiritofcompetition.Americanpeopledonotallowtheirgovernmentstooperateanybusinessastheybelievethatthegovernment-runbusinesswillbeineffectiveduetolackofcompetition.Chinahascertainlyexperiencedthevitalityofthiscompetitivenessinthepastdecadesinceheradoptionofthe"ReformandOpeningUp"policy.
Inthepastdecade,wehaveseencomputersshrinkinginsize,increasinginpower,anddeclininginprice.Wehavealsoseenarapidexpansionoftelecommunicationsnetworkingatareducingprice.Allofthesegoodthingshappenonlybecauseofcompetition.
Wewitnesscompetitionnotonlyinbusinessalone.Competitionappearsinmanyforms.TheOlympicGamesisaformofcompetition,andsoarecollegeoruniversityentranceexaminationsandpresidentialelections.Althoughcompetitionadvanceshumancivilization,italsoseparateswinnersfromlosers.Itcannot,anddoesnotproducewin-winsituation.(双赢的结果)Asaresultofcompetition,somearehappyandotherssad(JiJiaHuanLe,JiJiaChou).
Competitionisnotalwaysagoodthingtohave.Asweallknow,competitionintheformofarmsraceamongpowersisawasteoflimitedresourcesthatwehaveonthisplanet,andwillbringmassivedestructiontohumankind.Siblingrivalryisanotherformofcompetitionthatisnothealthy.Itwillinscribedamagingscarsintheheartoffamilymembers.
Iscompetitionaproperdrivingforcefortheadvancementoflibrariesandinformationcenters?
Iflibrariansandinformationprofessionalscompeteandtakeprideinimprovingaccesstoinformationfortheirpatronsandinreducingthecostoftheaccess,thislimitedsenseofcompetitionishealthyandagoodthingtohave.Competitionisnecessaryonlywhenthereisnotenoughroomforeverybodytobeawinner.However,thecostofcompetitionisveryhigh.Librariansandinformationprofessionalsarenotinthebusinesstocompeteagainstoneanother.
Oppositefromcompetitionisisolationinthenameofself-supporting.TheChinesesaying,"makingabuggybehindacloseddoor"(BiMenCaoJu)(闭门造车?
)signifiesanattitudethatleadstofailure.Inviewofeverincreasingspeedoftransportationandtelecommunications,weliveinaglobalvillage.Interactionandinterdependencearenolongeraluxuryoranoption,unlessonewishestobeleftoutandleftbehind.
Inshort,competitionisinorderwhenthereisnotenoughroomforeveryonetobeawinner,andtherefore,competitionistoseparatewinnersfromlosers.Ontheotherhand,cooperationistheonlydrivingforcethatwillmakeeveryparticipantawinner.
ThebenefitofcooperationisbeautifullysummedupinEcclesiastes4:
12oftheBibleasfollows:
Thoughonemaybeoverpowered,
twocandefendthemselves.
Acordofthreestrandsisnotquicklybroken.
Cooperationamonglibrariesandinformationcentersmakeseveryoneawinner.Over23,000librariesin63countriesandterritoriesthatareusersofOCLCcantestifythebenefitthecooperation,asOCLCrepresentsthemostsuccessfulstoryofcooperationoflibrariesandinformationcentersthroughouttheworld.
Co-OpetitionvsCompetition
WhenCooperatingWithYourCompetitorsisGoodBusinessStrategy
By:
JohnShepler
Thereisanoddbuteffectivebusinessprinciplethatgoesbythenameco-opetition.It'sacombinationofcooperationandcompetitionthatoffersthecounterintuitivepossibilityforrivalstobenefitfromeachother'sseeminglycompetitiveactivities.Inshort,therearecircumstanceswherehavingmoreplayerstocutthepiemeansbiggerpiecesofpieforeveryone.That'sco-opetition.
That'snotthewaymostofuslearnedtodealwiththeworld.We'vebeentaughtthattogetanywhereyouneedtobeaplayer,andplayersarecompetitive.Afterall,thereisonlysomuchtogoaround.You'llhavetofighttogetyourshareoftheeconomicpie.Youhavetodiveinthereandgetyourpieceofthatpiebeforethere'snothingleftbutcrumbs.Worseyet,it'sashrinkingpie.Thepiecesaregettingsmallerandhardertocomeby.Reachin.Grabasliceandrunbeforesomeonemugsyouandtakeseventhataway.
Thisiscompetition.Ithaswinnersandlosers.We'veallwatchedtheOlympics.Anybodycanseethatthereisonlyonetallestpodiumforthegoldmedalandtwoshorteronesforthesilverandbronze.Afterthatit'snothing.Justtheanonymityofthealso-rans,thosewhodidn'tmakeittothetopandnowfadeintoobscurity.Losers.
Whoisyourcompetition?
Everyone.Well,atleasteveryonewhoisafterthesamethingsthatyouare.Rememberthepieandthemedals.Youhavetogettherefirstandstrongest.Ifyoucan'tdothat,youatleasthavetofindawaytoholdeverybodyelseback.Businessissometimesreferredtoaswar,withthemetaphorsofwar:
"killing"thecompetition,"beating"thembloody.
Nowweallknowthatlifeisn'tpurecompetition.Ifitwere,thestresswouldkillusatanearlyage.Wewouldn'tgetveryfareither,witheveryonefightingeveryoneelseovereverylittleissue.We'dsoonstarve...ifwelivedthatlong.No,thereisanothersidetorelationshipscalledcooperation.Callitfamily,callitfriendship,callitmutualsupport.Wegettogetheringroupstodothosethingsthatarelargerthanoneperson.Wedesignairplanes,buildroadsandplaybasketballinteams.Wegladlyhelpotherstowinbecauseweknowthatwhentheywin,wewintoo.Howcouldabasketballteameverwinagameifeveryplayerwhogottheballhoggedittothemselvesandtookwhatevershottheycould?
No,it'stheteamscoreattheendthatmattersanddetermineswhowinsthegame.Ifourteamwins,weallwin.Iftheirteamwins,theyallwinandwealllose.Ordowe?
Whatifoneteamwereallowedtoexercisethefullwealthofwhoeverownedthem.Saytheyhadbillionsofdollarsattheirdisposalforplayersalaries,facilities,broadcastrights,andsoon.Alltheotherteamswouldhavesomesmallfractionofthistospend.Wouldn'tthisoneteamnowbecomethegreatestcontenderofalltime?
They'dhireallthebestplayersandsoonbetheundisputedchampionsoftheleague.Wouldn'tpeopleflocktoseethiswinningphenomenoninactionweekafterweek,yearafteryear?
Well,notforlong.Yousee,whatfanswantisagamenotasurething.This"superteam"woulddestroythegamebywinningallthetime.Itisactuallyintheirbestinterestwhentheotherteamswin,becausethatcreatestheexcitementthatdrawspeopleintowatchingthenextgame.Thecompetitorsarereallyalliesinthelargersenseofcreatingabusinessthatcontinuestogeneraterevenuestopaythosebigsalaries.Allplayersarewinnersbecausetheygetpaidgenerouslytoplayagametheylove,andalsohaveachanceofwinningmoregamesthantheyloseandevenbecominganindividual"starplayer."(难道NBA就是这种理念的实践?
今年季候赛多少有点这种味道)
Youseethesamethinginretailstores.Havingmanycardealersorantiquestoresincloseproximityactuallyhelpsbusinessforallbecausepeopleknowtheywillhaveagreatchoicewhentheydrivetothisshopping"center."Inthecaseoftheantiquedealers,youmightfindatableatonedealer,chairsatanotherandalampatstillanother.Noonedealergetsallthebusiness,buttheyallbenefitfromsellingitemsthatmakeupasetorcollection.Theindividualpiecesmightotherwisesitunsold.
So,isyourcompetitoryourfriendoryourenemy?
It'salittlehardtosortoutisn'tit?
Let'sgetbacktothenotionofapieagain.Piesarealwaysacertainsizeorshrinking,right?
No,youcanalwaysmakemorepies.Considerthecomputerpie.Inthefifties,thepioneersincomputingthoughttheremightbeamarketforjustahandfulofcomputersintheentireworld.Thebignames,IBMandUnivac,wereinafiercecompetitionforthatsmall,butlucrativepie.ThenalongcamesomeunknownsnamedDigitalEquipmentCorporationandDataGeneral.Theycreatedanotherpieknownastheminicomputer.Thispiewasinadditiontothemainframepie,notinplaceofit.Somewhatmorerecently,thebiggestpieofall,thepersonalcomputerindustry,poppedupsuddenlyandoutofseeminglynowhere.AreanyofusnotinstallingamainframeorminicomputerinourhomesbecauseweboughtaPCinstead?
Ofcoursenot.We'repartofamarket,apieifyouwill,thatdidn'texistuntilverylowcosthardwareandsoftwarebecameavailable.
Nordowehavetofightoverthepie.Evenifthereisoneandonlyonepieonthecounterandtwopeoplewhowantit,thereisawayforeachtogetmorethanhalf?
Thereis?
Oh,yes.Whatifonepersonpreferredfillingandtheotherpreferredcrust?
Cutthepiesothatonepiecehasmostofthefillingandtheotherhasthelion'sshareofcrust,andeachpartywillthinktheygotthebestofthedeal.
Considerthis.AreUnitedandAmericanAirlinescompetitorsorallies?
Theinstantansweris"whycompetitors,ofcourse."That'strue.Whenitcomestopassengers,landingslotsandairportgates,theyarerivalsseekingpiecesofthesamelimitedpie.But,whenitcomes
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