A Generic Model of Competitive Dynamics
利用突变理论构建了一个竞争动态通用模型，整合了市场中的结构（产业惯性）和过程（相对竞争力）因素，适用于分析行业内企业竞争地位的变化。
Using catastrophe theory, this article presents a generic model of competitive dynamics that allows for the integration of structural (industry inertia) and process (relative competitive force) components of competitive dynamics found in the marketplace. More specifically, this article presents a cusp catastrophe model to account for the variety of ways changes in competitive position can occur among competing businesses in an industry, and it builds on the growing body of catastrophe applications to organizational and managerial contexts.