I present a model of repeated electoral competition between two parties. A part the electorate votes retrospectively and considers amount rent-seeking by incumbent party, while prospective voters follow probabilistic party preferences when casting their votes. show that it is possible to distinguish effects incumbency advantage punishment on minimum level consistent with equilibrium. As long as...

THISARTICLE PRESENTS A BRIEF CONSPECTUS of current issues in civilian competitive intelligence (CI). The authors note an extension of the concept beyond the traditional focus on business competition and highlight emergent tools and techniques (networking and groupware) which allow the concept to be more generally operationalized in terms of social advantage. They conclude with some reflections ...

Causation is still poorly understood in strategy research, and confusion prevails around key concepts such as competitive advantage. In this paper, we define epistemological conditions that help dispel some of this confusion and provide a basis for more developed approaches. In particular, we argue that a counterfactual approach—one that builds on a systematic analysis of ‘what-if’ questions—ca...

It is claimed that the Six Sigma programme brings competitive advantages to companies that implement it. This paper studies the validity of this claim by positioning Six Sigma in the paradigms provided by the literature on competitive strategy. The main functionality of Six Sigma projects is to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency. A continual improvement of operational effectivenes...