Thinking Strategically

Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life is a non-fiction book by Indian-American economist Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff, a professor of economics and management at Yale School of Management. The text was initially published by W. W. Norton & Company on February 1, 1991.[1]

Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life
Softcover edition
AuthorAvinash Dixit, Barry Nalebuff
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectStrategy, game theory, decision making
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
Publication date
February 1, 1991
Media typePrint, e-book
Pages393 pp.
ISBN978-0393029239

Overview

The book discusses issues of strategic behaviour, decision making, and game theory. The authors present the main concepts, such as backward induction, auction theory, Nash equilibrium, noncooperative bargaining, to a general audience. Each concept is illustrated by examples from common life, business, sports, politics, etc.—as applying game theory to real life may be the best way of crystallizing the best options available.[2]

Reception

Today our writers and critics nominate the books they have enjoyed reading most over the last twelve months. No rules were imposed but, as you will see, all have been encouraged to be adventurous and broaden their interests away from their usual subjects Thinking Strategically by Avinash Dixit & Barry Nalebuff (W W Norton) offers essential training in making choices and weighing possibilities not only in business but in daily life. Reading it is a trip to the gym for the reasoning faculties. It presents game theory and business strategy as understandable, usable and everyday tools for living with others. Its examples of tactics in action range from King Lear to Maradonna. And the case studies make great bit-reading in queues or waiting-rooms. I also much enjoyed Howard Rheingold's Virtual Reality (Secker & Warburg), which describes the computer-created world waiting around the corner of the century, and Simon Schama's Dead Certainties (Granta), which sent a bright spark between history and fiction: illuminating.

—Review by Financial Times[3]

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See also

References
  1. Dixit, Avinash K.; Dixit, John J. F. Sherrerd 5. 2. Professor Avinash K.; Nalebuff, Barry (1991). Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life. ISBN 978-0393029239.
  2. Baird, Douglas G. (1992). "Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life". Journal of Political Economy. jstor.org. 100 (6): 1278–1280. doi:10.1086/261862. JSTOR 2138835.
  3. St. George, Andrew (December 7, 1991). "Here are the reviews for our first book, Thinking Strategically". artofstrategy.net. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
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