A new book co-written by a former president of Princeton asserts that Ivy League and other prestigious institutions should lower the intensity of their athletics competition. (EV)

Investigated the relationship between role ambiguity and precompetition state anxiety among high school athletes playing field hockey. Surveys of male and female field hockey players in the United Kingdom indicated that ambiguity concerning the scope of one's offensive responsibilities was predictive cognitive state anxiety, while ambiguity…

Analyzes China's telecommunications policymaking mechanism by drawing on institutional theory and bargaining theory. Highlights include the telecommunications industry; implementation of telecommunications policy, including competition and foreign direct investment; and the impact of China's entry into the World Trade Organization on its…

Orienteering competitors in the World Cup Event completed a questionnaire related to the use of the mass-start (Hagaby) method rather than the individual start. The competitors found the event slightly less fair, equally challenging, but more fun and exciting than previous World Cup competitions. (KS)

Discusses the selection process for rewarding the Pulitzer Prize in explanatory journalism. Shares Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Franklin's observations about writing competitions for students and professionals. (SR)

Analyzes the strategic choices for a training innovation in a competitive market. Concludes that boundaries on an innovation are set by its scale, the application area, and the speed of responses required. (SK)

A survey of 250 parents of current and former 4-H participants found most very positive about competitions, especially volunteer leaders, camp participants, and former 4-H members. They encouraged participation to enhance their children's self-esteem. Major concerns centered on excessive parental involvement and unethical practices. (SK)

Describes how Apple's latest laptop computer, the IBook, may have many admirers, but that few believe the company will ever regain prominence in higher education. Issues include increased competition from other computer vendors and software availability (EV)

Discusses the creation of knowledge enterprises. Highlights include knowledge creation and sharing; networked organizational structures; structures of knowledge organization; competitive strategies; new structures to manage knowledge; boundary crossing; multi-skilled teams; communities of interest or practice; and dissemination of knowledge in an…

In this paper, marketing specialist Mark Perna offers advice on how career and technical schools can market themselves and their programs. To become "enrollment rich," he suggests the following: (1) develop a brand plan--something that separates your organization from competitors in the mind of the community; (2) deliver the message--the community…

Mathematical contests should be decentralized to allow access to non competitive activities so as to enable students to participate and succeed in Mathematics. These activities should be compellingly interesting so that students enjoy learning about proofs and abstract structures rather than just solving problems.

This paper considers a model of elections in which parties compete simultaneously for multiple districts. I show that if districts are heterogeneous, then a unique two-party equilibrium exists under plurality rule in which further entry is deterred. The equilibrium requires that parties choose noncentrist policy platforms and not converge to the…

According to the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance, and Instruction (ibstpi) new technologies and methods have made instructional design practice more complex and sophisticated today than it was in the early years of the field (Richey et al., 2001). The authors of the 2000 ibstpi instructional design standards claimed…

Purpose: Knowledge management (KM) has emerged as a strategy to improve organizational competitiveness. Our purpose is to identify the relationship between KM and the firm's competitive advantage. Design/methodology/approach: We review the existing literature on KM and strategy formulation. We utilize the resource-based view approach as a lens for…

The author of this paper first learned about the values of competition as a member of the 1989 Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps. Because they played more than thirty shows that summer, it was common to compete two nights in a row. He vividly remembers one such occasion. Their first show was outstanding, and they finished second. Everyone was…