Media enterprises operating under various types of media systems globally all have incentives to perform well and compete with other media units and types for resources and a variety of rewards. The differences in how performance is determined and types of rewards provided vary among the systems, however. Media systems result from a variety of
Competition is often described as a contest, or a process of contesting, between two or more parties (organisms, individuals, or groups) for a scarce resource or good. The scarcity can result from nature or history, such as competition for limited food, or it can be created artificially, such as the good of winning a game.
Evidence suggests the challenges of injury recovery may not cease at the completion of athletes’ physical rehabilitation. Over the past decade, researchers have uncovered a range of psychosocial issues, challenges, and demands associated with the return to competition following injury. In this entry, athlete experiences returning to competition, the motivational issues surrounding return, and options
One common characteristic seen across the whole primate species is its competitive nature. Whether it’s competing to rise in the status hierarchy or competing in the Super Bowl or Stanley Cup Finals, primates as a whole engage in competition regularly. During the competitive stages, several physiological and psychological changes take place. The physiological changes have
A range of specific policies designed to increase both patient choice and hospital competition has been introduced in, amongst other countries, England, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands. A primary concern arising from such reforms is the effectiveness of hospital competition to provide improvements in quality, responsiveness, and efficiency. Theory would suggest that if hospital
Evidence suggests the challenges of injury recovery may not cease at the completion of athletes’ physical rehabilitation. Over the past decade, researchers have uncovered a range of psychosocial issues, challenges, and demands associated with the return to competition following injury. In this entry, athlete experiences returning to competition, the motivational issues surrounding return, and options
Competition is often described as a contest, or a process of contesting, between two or more parties (organisms, individuals, or groups) for a scarce resource or good. The scarcity can result from nature or history, such as competition for limited food, or it can be created artificially, such as the good of winning a game.