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- noun
cooperation betweencommercial competitors for theirmutual advantage - noun Conflict over how to divide up the benefits produced by cooperation, as for example in labor-management relations.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Partnering has become so critical that the word "coopetition" had to be coined to describe companies that partner in some areas while competing in others.
Forbes.com: News Forbes 2011
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This is what Ray Noorda invented the word coopetition to describe.
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This is what Ray Noorda invented the word coopetition to describe.
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This is what Ray Noorda invented the word coopetition to describe.
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Polite vendor execs used to call it "coopetition" -- the state of tech industry affairs whereby the fiercest of rivals could be the chummiest of partners depending on the circumstances and the market they're chasing.
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If the F.T.C. gets more aggressive on the issue of interlocking boards, it could lead to headaches for more companies in Silicon Valley, where venture capitalists and executives often sit on the boards of companies that are engaged in so-called coopetition, a mix of collaboration and competition.
NYT > Home Page By MIGUEL HELFT 2010
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If the commission becomes more aggressive on the issue of interlocking boards, it could lead to headaches for more companies in Silicon Valley, where venture capitalists and executives often sit on the boards of companies that are engaged in so-called coopetition, a mix of cooperation and competition.
NYT > Home Page By MIGUEL HELFT 2010
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"We will see new business models emerging and so called coopetition among operators, where they will share platforms and build scale together around applications."
cellular-news 2010
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"coopetition" -- a mix of cooperation and competition -- has now become the new norm in the tech landscape, notes an analyst.
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I'm not going to say never, but this kind of coopetition is quite rare in the carrier business.
SHELLY PALMER REPORT: Local Mobile Television: The Handset Is The Message 2008
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