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Strategy, Perverted Competition and Social Relations

In this paper, we argue that competition has to be seen as a cultural phenomenon. In advanced capitalist societies the phenomenon of competition has takeit a specific form, which we call perverted competition. We both problematize this concept and discuss some of the consequences associated with it. We argue that the concept of perverted competition distorts the social relations both within and between organizations in a pervasive way. The challenge of critical thinking in management and organization theory is both to explore the destructive consequences of perverted competition and to engage in a counter discourse which explores the possibilities of constructive relations.