The Run of the Red Queen

Breznitz, Dan; Murphree, Michael

doi:10.12987/9780300152722

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“…The Red Queen effect has been used to explain many different behaviours from biology to military fields [27], but it is mainly related to evolution and economy. In evolutionary biology, this effect refers to a continuous development process based on species survival efforts [28][29][30][31], while from an economic perspective, it relates to competitive actions and moves among competitors [32][33][34].…”

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Competition, Gender Equality, and Doping in Sports in the Red Queen Effect Perspective

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The nature of sports is characterized by a strong competitive component that generates inequalities among athletes at different levels, specifically in relation to gender, technology, and doping. These inequalities can be represented according to the Red Queen effect perspective, which has been previously hypothesized in other competitive environments (evolutionary biology and economics, for instance). The Red Queen effect considers each competitive environment to require a constant effort to maintain a position of competitive advantage in order reach the best result possible. Therefore, the aim of the current paper is to provide an innovative perspective for the understanding of competition in sports, identifying factors (i.e., physical appearance for gender equality, socioeconomic status of a sport team for technology, and antidoping rules for doping) influencing athletes’ possibilities to win a competition. Concerning gender differences, the disparity between genders reflects a lower coverage in sports news, and media are more likely to focus on female athletes’ physical appearance than their performance in sports. Therefore, women struggle more with increasing their visibility and in affirming their status as an athlete. On the other hand, the introduction of science and technological innovations in sports has generated economic interests in sport competitions, which reached superior performance levels compared to the past. Teams that cannot afford financial burdens of technological innovation risk being left out from sport competitions. Finally, doping creates a Red Queen environment since antidoping rules catch a small portion of athletes using performance enhancement drugs.

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Section: The Red Queen Effect In Sportsmentioning

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Competition, Gender Equality, and Doping in Sports in the Red Queen Effect Perspective

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“…40 To the extent that large firms have become increasingly dominant in the process of industrial and technological development, this has been more spontaneous than state-orchestrated. 41 Furthermore, Shenzhen has industrialized rapidly without deliberate industry policies; broad-based development strategies have promoted the growth of manufacturing activities across diverse sectors and enterprises. 42 In recent years, economic policymakers have intensified their efforts to enhance local innovative capabilities through more targeted support.…”

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“…The local government has supported all firms, regardless of their size or ownership type, as long as they are viewed as developing innovative potential and yielding growth benefits. 44 These characteristics have rendered the state policy regime of Shenzhen more inclusionary, horizontal, and heterarchical than that of Shanghai. Note: See Appendix (Table A2) for the items that operationalize the involvement constructs and the Cronbach's α reliabilities for each construct.…”

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State Policy Regimes and Associational Roles in Technology Development: A Tale of Two Metropolises

Zhang

2022

Politics & Society

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The lead trade associations of the bio-pharma and semiconductor industries have differed systematically in their roles in facilitating the development of innovation networks between Shanghai and Shenzhen, two prominent high-tech metropolises in China. Divergent associational roles stem from variations in the regional state policy regime that has exerted differential shaping influence on the structure of social cleavages and strength of reciprocity norms among member firms and on their willingness to actively and cooperatively engage in association-led networking activities. The bio-pharma and semiconductor associations whose network-building roles have been structured differently through varied state policy regimes have displayed dissimilar abilities to reduce network failures and promote the innovation competences of their member firms between the two metropolises. The empirical findings of the article carry important implications for understanding the causes and consequences of varied associational roles in the process of technology development in China, other emerging markets, and beyond.

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“…Even when managers are sufficiently qualified, without profit‐sharing schemes or similar executive rewards systems, they lack clear incentives to pursue innovation diligently (Zhou et al, 2017). Consequently, SOEs' managers tend to be risk‐averse and avoid responsibility by sticking to undervalued innovation projects approved and endorsed by the State Planning Committee (Fritsch & Werker, 1999) or prioritizing investments in low‐risk, short‐term, quick‐return projects using proven “indigenous” technologies rather than long‐term value‐adding radical innovation (Breznitz & Murphree, 2011; Gambardella et al, 2015).…”

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Ownership, innovation, and variable institutional quality

Tran

Freel

2022

Corporate Governance

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Research question/issue Innovation has been a constant feature of the tales of transition and transformation. State ownership as the engine of innovation and technological change may be juxtaposed with the “liability of stateness” and the notion that “privatization works.” This study seeks to investigate the relationship between legal ownership and innovation inputs and outputs, while accounting for the moderating effect of institutional quality on this relationship. Research findings/insights We exploit unique data from a very large‐scale panel survey of enterprises (65,750 firms between 2006 and 2014) in Vietnam, a fast‐growing but understudied transition country, and apply advanced methodologies that control for the endogeneity of institutions. Our findings point to the continued dominance of state‐owned enterprises (SOEs) in innovation activities in Vietnam. However, the returns to innovation in SOEs accrue only up to a point and improving institutional quality serves to diminish their advantage over privately‐owned enterprises (POEs) and to level the playing field. Theoretical/academic implications We employ an integrated framework that develops predictions from resource dependence, agency, and institutional theories to explore the direct and contingent influences of ownership and institutional quality on firm‐level innovation activities. Our study contributes to the growing literature on state ownership and innovation in transition and emerging economies and the recent calls for greater attention to local institutional context and revising the existing theories on “state underperformance.” Practitioner/policy implications This study offers insights to policy makers in enhancing the quality of local institutions. Higher‐quality institutions moderate the advantages state ownership confers and ameliorate the disadvantages associated with private ownership.

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The Run of the Red Queen

Cited by 9 publications

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Competition, Gender Equality, and Doping in Sports in the Red Queen Effect Perspective

Competition, Gender Equality, and Doping in Sports in the Red Queen Effect Perspective

State Policy Regimes and Associational Roles in Technology Development: A Tale of Two Metropolises

Ownership, innovation, and variable institutional quality

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