The art of strategy : a game theorist's guide to success in business & life /

Dixit, Avinash K.

The art of strategy : a game theorist's guide to success in business & life / Game theorist's guide to success in business & life. Avinash K. Dixit, Barry J. Nalebuff. - xviii, 483 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Originally published: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-446) and index.

How should people behave in society? -- Tales of strategy -- Games solvable by backward reasoning -- Prisoners' dilemmas and how to resolve them -- A beautiful equilibrium -- Choice and chance -- Strategic moves -- Making strategies credible -- Interpreting and manipulating information -- Cooperation and coordination -- Auctions, bidding, and contests -- Bargaining -- Voting -- Incentives -- Case studies.

Using a diverse array of rich case studies - from pop culture, TV, movies, sports, politics and history - the author shows how nearly every business and personal interaction has a game-theory component to it.

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Game theory.
Strategic planning.
Success.
Strategy.
Decision making.

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