LessonsfromCompetitveExperiencesW.A.FischerCEIBS,ShanghaiFebruary1,1999WilliamA.FischerUnderstandingRivalry:TheHeartoftheCompetitiveEquationWilliamA.FischerTheNatureofEconomicInquiry?thefocusofeconomics[fromaWestern,market-orientedperspective]haslargelybeenonhowwellaneconomyallocatesresources,givenpreferencesandtechnologies.RichardR.NelsonespeciallywherefirmsaretheprincipalallocatingagentsWilliamA.FischerRichardR.Nelson,揥hyDoFirmsDiffer,andHowDoesItMatter??StrategicManagementJournal,(Winter1991):pp.61-74.TheNatureofthePlayers?economiststendtoseefirmsasplayersinamulti-actoreconomicgame...RichardR.NelsonWilliamA.FischerRichardR.Nelson,揥hyDoFirmsDiffer,andHowDoesItMatter??StrategicManagementJournal,(Winter1991):pp.61-74.TheNatureofRivalryTheessenceofrivalryisastrivingforpotentiallyincompatiblepositions?FredericM.Scher