# Professor Gavin Kilduff shares key highlights from his research addressing why rivalries develop and how they affect decision-making

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Excerpt from [European CEO](https://www.europeanceo.com/business-and-management/encouraging-competition-can-improve-employee-performance-but-it-must-be-managed-carefully/) -- "[Gavin Kilduff](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/gavin-kilduff), an associate professor of management and organisations at the New York University Stern School of Business, has spent years studying why rivalries develop and how they affect decision-making. He’s discovered that a bit of healthy competition is no bad thing. 'Rivalry can absolutely serve to increase motivation and productivity,' he told European CEO."

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