the previous four weeks or the past year or
even against a hypothetical individual ``bogy.''
This bogy may be fixed by the executive, and
the man induced to compete with it. Thus
the dangers of competition may be minimized
and the advantages of the human instinctive
desire for competition be gained.

In the average well-organized business the
carrying out of such a plan would not be difficult.
Studying the previous records of his
men, a manager or foreman could determine
what each individual bogy should be. The
employee should know just what the _*record
is_ that he is competing with, and that his
success or failure would be recorded to his
credit or otherwise. Above all, the bogy
must be fair and within the power of the man
to accomplish.

_Competition need not be confined to individuals._

_Frequently one city finds a stimulus in competing
with another. Nations compete with one another.
In any organization one section may compete
with another_.

In an army there may be competition between
regiments. Within the regiment there
may be the keenest rivalry between the different