Is success achivied more through competitiveness or cooperation?

Question

please cite examples, such as the workplace, sports, etc.

Answer 1

Both. But this is how it goes. First, u're gonna have to be cooperative. U know, being supportif, fair, obey the rules, etc. If u dont, than why bother to compete? U'll lose anyway. Lots of examples. U'll be disqualified if ure not cooperative to the rule. And in a team, its all about cooperations, then u can compete!

Answer 2

Competition is a word that has acquired a bad rep.  It has become rather politically incorrect.  Thus we see idiocies like people removing the scorekeeping from kid's sports programs so they won't be obsessed with winning.  Good intention, bad idea.

The essential dichotomy is not competition vs. cooperation, but competition and cooperation that affirm and support people's essential humanity vs. ones that deny and undermine it.  What characterizes the latter is people thinking that they have to be right all the time and better than other people.  This leads people to be obsessed with winning and social status, amassing wealth and possessions that they don't need, stepping on other people on their way to the top of the ladder, etc.

When people respect each other and themselves, cooperation and competition are just two complementary ways of moving in the dance of life.  

Now, if you ask, is success achieved more through mutual respect or having to be right and better than others, I'd say it's definitely mutual respect.  That's the only way to achieve real success, success that earns one the love and friendship of others, which is the real measure of success.  But if there is little respect for people's humanity, and people pit themselves against each other in the attempt to get theirs, then it's certainly possible to get more material and social status goodies by being more ruthless than others.  But even there, cooperation must interweave in an equal way, because no one can do it alone.  One has to enlist the help of others to get the goodies from a third party.  It's a whole system in which even the masters are slaves.

Answer 3

1. RODAN'S GREEK PHILOSOPHY

Even though you are effectively armed to meet the difficult situations of life, you can hardly expect success unless you are equipped with that wisdom of mind and charm of personality which enable you to win the hearty support and co-operation of your fellows. You cannot hope for a large measure of success in either secular or religious work unless you can learn how to persuade your fellows, to prevail with men. You simply must have tact and tolerance.

Answer 4

Cooperation will always win as long as it's mutual. Competition usually becomes destructive at some point.

Answer 5

It totally depends on your definition of success, which really is a completely subjective thing.

Answer 6

"Competition is a by-product of productive work, not its goal. A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others." Ayn Rand; from "The Moratorium on Brains"

Answer 7

I think it depends on the person.Some people do better in a competitive environment,whilst others get too anxious in such situations, block out and fail.There's also a question of degree in both competitiveness and cooperation.I don't think it is really necessary to cite an example given the form my answer has taken.

Answer 8

great example is chess tournament. some grandmasters they study together before and after each game...but they know that they will face each other in the next few rounds.

both can be seen in a different perspective. but i would say it's competitiveness.

as for chess or any sports, business or finance, communications, politics, etc... competitiveness is better.

for arts, literature and music etc... still it's competitveness.

even hospitals or schools or even churches, they compete.

Answer 9

The former is weak, the latter passive.  Humble submissiveness is courageous, SUCCESSFULLY attaining a strong heart.