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True, academic life follows the "tournament" model -- "one in which small advantages lead to winner-take-all successes".
And the possibility, however slim, of underlings' one day reaching the top sets up what economists have described as a "tournament model," with executives competing against each other for the prize of becoming chief.
Competition in the academic sector, as elsewhere in contemporary American culture, follows what economists call a "tournament" model -- one in which small advantages lead to winner-take-all successes.
The Tournament Model.
Supporters of the tournament model point out that the central government holds centralized control of personnel promotion.
Does the tournament model accurately describe the structure of the biosciences workplace?
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It could ultimately lead to a regional tournament modeled after the European Champions League or perhaps the inclusion of M.L.S. clubs in the Copa Libertadores, the South American club championship.
When the U.S. became part of FIFA in 1914, one of the first acts was to assemble and promote a national tournament modeled after the English F.A. Cup.
The meeting was an effort to hash out the rules for the inaugural Copa N.Y.C., a tournament modeled on the World Cup that will involve 16 teams, each representing a different international community in the city.
While the contentious issue of television rights was not discussed, E.R.C. announced after that meeting that all parties would examine two proposed format changes for the Heineken Cup and evaluate the current Heineken and Amlin Challenge Cup tournament models.
Nearly all creative markets are what labor economists call tournament models, where the chance of winning is small, but the winnings are huge if you can reach the pinnacle of the profession.
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