The Coopetitive Principle

by JLS
for the GC

NOW from the wiki, coopetition:


"Coopetition or Co-opetition (sometimes spelled "coopertition" or "co-opertition") is a neologism coined to describe cooperative competition."

---- Strictly, it is a portmantau, as metaphtonymy.

"Coopetition occurs when companies work together for parts of their business where they do not believe they have competitive advantage and where they believe they can share common costs."

"For instance, the cooperation between Peugeot and Toyota

on shared components for a new city car for Europe in

2005 qualifies as coopetition."

"In this case, companies will save money on shared costs
while remaining fiercely competitive in other areas."

"For coopetition to work, companies need to very clearly
define where they are working together and where they are
competing.[original research?]"

---- Well, does Grice count? As original research, I mean.

"In year 2000, Co-opertition was the title of the FRC game, Co-Opertition FIRST."

"Furthermore, in 2009, FIRST Received a patent for a method for creating Coopertition."

"The word coopetition and its variants have been re-coined several times."

"In 1913 by the Sealshipt Oyster System[1]."

"In 1937 by Rockwell D. Hunt[2]"

"Around 1992 by Raymond Noorda to characterize Novell's business strategy.[3] [4]."

"In 2009 by Dean Kamen, founder of FIRST and inventor of the Segway[5]."

"The word only became widely used in the 1990s."


^ Paul Terry Cherington, Advertising as a Business Force: A Compilation of Experience Records, Doubleday, for the Associated advertising clubs of America, 1913
, p. 144 (full text at Google Books)

^ "Co-opetition", Los Angeles Times, Nov 20, 1937, p. a4

^ Lawrence M. Fisher, "Preaching Love Thy Competitor", New York Times, March 29, 1992 full text

^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ray-noorda-422415.html Independent, Ray Noorda - Pioneer of 'co-opetition'

^ Kamen, Dean. "US Patent 7,507,169". US Patent Office. doi:March 24, 2009.

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7507169.PN.&OS=PN/7507169&RS=PN/7507169.
References
Adam Brandenburger, Barry Nalebuff 1996

"Co-Opetition : A Revolution Mindset That Combines Competition and Cooperation"

ISBN 0-385-47950-6

See also: Frenemy
Cartels are well-known examples of companies working together in order to limit competition.
Negarchy
Co-Opertition FIRST
FIRST#Philosophy

External links include:

Strategic co-opetition:
The value of relationships in the networked economy, A perspective from IBM

The website to accompany the book "Co-opetition" by Adam M Brandenburger and Barry J Nalebuff

Channel Register:

"The ugly truth about coopetition"

"Coopetition in the new economy: Collaboration Among Competitors."

FIRST Values: Coopertition

2010 FIRST Robotics Competition:Coopertition Award
Patent 7,507,169:

"Method for Creating Coopertition."

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Categories: Business models | Buzzwords | Imperfect competition