# In an op-ed, Prof. Jonathan Haidt discusses competition within Sears's business model

1 Faculty News September 5, 2013 ![Forbes logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030508.jpg?itok=SId6k3bx)>

Excerpt from [Forbes](http://www.forbes.com/sites/darwinsbusiness/2013/09/05/sears-ignores-the-invisible-band/) -- "Evolution is all about competition, and the dramatic effects that competition has on the structure and behavior of organisms over time. But here’s the key idea: competition occurs at multiple levels simultaneously, and the winner at any one level generally succeeds by suppressing destructive forms of competition at the level below."

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