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Structural Holes: The Social Structure of Competition
Ronald S. Burt
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Description for Structural Holes: The Social Structure of Competition
Paperback. This analysis of the social structural theory of competition focuses on the "structural hole": a gap between two individuals with complementary resources or information. When the two are connected through a third "entrepreneur", the gap is filled, creating important advantages for the entrepreneur. Num Pages: 324 pages, 63 line illustrations, 16 tables. BIC Classification: KJC; KJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 232 x 12. Weight in Grams: 560.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674843714
SKU
V9780674843714
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About Ronald S. Burt
Ronald S. Burt is Professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Reviews for Structural Holes: The Social Structure of Competition
The theoretical ideas in [Structural Holes] are bold, creative and parsimonious... there is superb handling of data. Both in his theorizing and in his methodology, in all brevity, Burt displays that rare quality which C. Wright Mills termed 'the sociological imagination'.
Richard Swedberg Acta Sociologica In this well-crafted and rich volume, Ronald Burt provides an integration of his previous ... Read more
Richard Swedberg Acta Sociologica In this well-crafted and rich volume, Ronald Burt provides an integration of his previous ... Read more