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Genre/Form: | Case studies Études de cas |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Pankaj Ghemawat |
ISBN: | 0262071827 9780262071826 9780585133928 0585133921 9780262525534 0262525534 |
OCLC Number: | 36364203 |
Description: | xvi, 255 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Contents: | Game theory and business strategy -- Relative prices and backlogs in the large turbine generator industry -- Preemptive capacity expansion in the titanium dioxide industry -- Capacity reduction in the declining chemical processing industries -- Product innovation in the private branch exchange industry -- Process innovation in the steel industry -- Entry and deterrence in British satellite broadcasting -- Conclusions. |
Responsibility: | Pankaj Ghemawat. |
Abstract:
Games Businesses Play uses detailed case studies of competitive interaction to explore the uses and limits of game theory as a tool for business strategists. Because they are analytical rather than descriptive, the case studies are not typical teaching cases. The cases are paired with customized game-theoretic models that cover a wide range of commitment decisions, from short-run commitments such as price to longer-run commitments such as capacity expansion and reduction, product and process innovation, and battles for market share. A variety of quantitative and qualitative techniques are used to test the models' predictions on case data. In addition the book sheds lights on a number of other issues important to strategic management, including the resource-based view of the firm and the emergent theory of dynamic capabilities.
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