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From its beginnings in the early 1900s, game theory has been a very mathematical, technical subject. However, it also provides valuable, everyday lessons that are important for managers and executives to understand. Current books and textbooks are mostly highly mathematical, and almost all are very...

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Main Author: Burkey, Mark L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2013.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:2013 digital library.
Economics collection.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction to game theory
  • Part I. Simultaneous and sequential games with perfect information
  • 2. How to "solve" a game I: simultaneous, one-shot games
  • 3. Standard game types
  • 4. Larger games and refinements to Nash equilibrium
  • 5. How to solve a game II: sequential games
  • 6. Repeated games and cooperation
  • Part II. Information and other games
  • 7. The theory of contracts: introduction to moral hazard and adverse selection
  • 8. Corporate games I: games against your customers
  • 9. Corporate games II: games against your employees
  • 10. Corporate games III: games against the competition
  • 11. Building cooperation in teams
  • 12. Games against yourself
  • Index.