Difference in Deference: When Competitors Do Not Give in Despite Having Lost
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DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2023.17474
Abstract: When a contest is decided, the inferior competitor is supposed to defer to the superior opponent. Yet, sometimes the losing actors refuse to give in. We theorize why and when losing actors do not defer—even… read more here.
Keywords: losing actors; give despite; difference deference; deference competitors ... See more keywords