Viewpoints are presented on the value of active competition in high school and college sports. (JD)

Charges that the Newspaper Preservation Act has allowed unnatural monopolistic practices to exist where the free marketplace might otherwise operate, has failed to truly save failing newspapers, and has opened the way for non-failing newspapers to gain special antitrust exemptions. Calls for a reassessment of policy. (RL)

Investigates the effects of age, competition outcome, and level of aggressiveness during competition as factors related to interpersonal sharing. Subjects were 40 six- to-eleven-year-old boys. (CM)

Examines trends in popular music by analyzing the number one recordings from 1940 to 1977 in terms of the relationships among four variables: manufacturer (market concentration), song type (musical genre), artist type (performance mode), and lyric content (vocal message). (JMF)

Describes the decline of direct newspaper competition in terms of the loss of effective newspaper market segmentation. Examines the following influences on market segmentation: shift in advertising demand, advertiser preferences for differentiated audiences, shift in subscriber demand, growth of alternative media, increasing production costs, and…

The Feshbach and Roe test of empathy was administered to 84 children aged 6 and 7 years while they were preparing either to compete or to cooperate with another child on a game. (JMB)

The findings tentatively suggest that highly competitive trait-anxious individuals generally will seek out competitive sports activities and will structure the situation so that the full impact of the competition is felt regardless of how personally threatening the situation might be. (MM)

This study investigated effects of: (1) task-oriented communication and non-task-oriented communication on group outcome; and (2) visual impairment on intragroup and intergroup communication in competitive situations. The results showed that amounts of task-oriented interaction was significant in determining goal accomplishment, while…

The example of a Swedish factory shows that it is possible for a "low-tech" company with no research and development and a low level of formally educated staff to be highly competitive. It succeeds through its tradition of industrial creativity and craft, innovative spirit, practical skills, and the organizational knowledge of a mature…

Discusses results of the World Economic Forum's "Global Competitiveness Report 2001-2002" wherein the U.S. ranked second. Also discusses research on errors in standardized tests and on the relationship between nutrition and cognitive ability during test week. (PKP)

Attempts to capture the essence of some of the changes that have been occurring within Australian universities during the past two decades, including concepts such as "managed" institutions, learning organizations, and quality audits. Discusses the concerns of academics within these often controversial changes. (EV)

Explores why, in meeting the competition from public and proprietary institutions, small liberal arts colleges should avoid their current homogenization and focus on core, distinctive elements of excellence. (EV)

With the rise of the Internet and the debate over the National Information Infrastructure, Congress had an opportunity with the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to reassess communication policy in light of the information age. Instead, Congress passed a product of political compromise rather than political vision; it calls for deregulation without…

Hampton University (Virginia), in its second year of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 competition, has worked hard to make the transition smooth. However, NCAA regulations limit conference competition for the first eight years, which limits development of fan support. The institution is exploring conference options that…

The effects of reward and intrinsic motivation training on the creativity and self-esteem of 103 third graders were assessed. Creativity ratings revealed a main effect of reward and a marginally significant effect of intrinsic motivation training. Results were compared with earlier findings that intrinsic motivation training reverses the negative…