Invitation to INCHER lunchtime talk: Same, same but different. (Funding) Contests in different fields

Abstract: Sociological research examines competition regarding its constitutive elements, strategies and dynamics within competition, and its intended and unintended effects. Since competition is a complex phenomenon and, in many cases, – even though it became omnipresent – difficult to observe, competition is usually analysed in empirical studies within one organisational field. Classically, business organisations are of major interest, but as we can see at the example of the research group on multiple competition in the higher education, research is also focusing on other interesting fields such as the academic field. In organizational research, there is the strong assumption that the field has a considerable influence on the social construction, perception and design of competition. Even if an increase in competition and competitions can be observed in almost all organisational fields in the recent past, this does not mean that the way how competition actually takes place follows similar paths everywhere, but rather that field-specific routines and perceptions have a strong influence on competitive actors and the form of competitions. Studies that adopt such a comparative perspective on competitions are very rare to date. In this presentation, Tim Seidenschnur will give an empirical example of how competitions can be compared between different fields and offer ideas for a research program following this comparative approach.

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The INCHER lectures in summer semester 2024 are hybrid events.
Zoom participation only after prior registration (koch@incher.uni-kassel.de)

Venue: INCHER, University of Kassel, meeting room 4102, Mönchebergstraße 17
34125 Kassel