The Art of Strategy
A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life
Published on 4. January 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-0-393-33717-4 (ISBN)
Description
Game theory means rigorous strategic thinking. It's the art of anticipating your opponent's next moves, knowing full well that your rival is trying to do the same thing to you. Though parts of game theory involve simple common sense, much is counterintuitive, and it can only be mastered by developing a new way of seeing the world. Using a diverse array of rich case studies-from pop culture, TV, movies, sports, politics, and history-the authors show how nearly every business and personal interaction has a game-theory component to it. Mastering game theory will make you more successful in business and life, and this lively book is the key to that mastery.
Reviews / Votes
"It is an easy read and is written in a lively tone-which is not something I particularly recall from my lectures in the 1980s. Long live economics!" John Burns, The Times Higher Education "Unlike most of the ranks of management advice books which pad out bookshop business sections, here is one which is rigorous, fun and extremely useful all at the same time." The EconomistMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 207 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
414 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-33717-4 (9780393337174)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Avinash K. Dixit | Barry J. Nalebuff
The Art of Strategy
A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life
E-Book
01/2010
W. W. Norton & Company
€18.49
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Avinash K. Dixit | Barry J. Nalebuff
The Art of Strategy
A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life
Book
09/2008
WW Norton & Co
€44.75
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Persons
Avinash K. Dixit is Emeritus John J.F. Sherrerd University Professor of Economics at Princeton University, where he offered his popular freshman course in game theory. He is among the world's leading economists, having made fundamental contributions in several major fields as well as in game theory. He is the author of many books, including Dixit/Nalebuff: Thinking Strategically (Norton, 1991), Dixit/Pindyck: Investment Under Uncertainty (Princeton University Press, 1994), and Dixit/Nalebuff: The Art of Strategy (Norton, 2009). Barry J. Nalebuff is the Milton Steinbach Professor at the Yale School of Management. Nalebuff applies game theory to business strategy and is the co-founder of one of America's fastest-growing companies, Honest Tea.