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By giving extensive examples from real business strategy dixit and nalebuff have created and amzing book on game theory for the layman and mbas for that matter

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Strategic thinking is the art and science of determining how you should act in a competitive environment that is one in which you are playing a game with other players and your actions influence their actions and vice versa

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However i wouldnt dream of applying strategic thinking very far beyond the most simplistic situations especially not in any modern business entreprenurial context

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There was too little theory or overaching tying together of themes

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Then simultaneousmove games are introduced by means of prisoners dilemma the situation when by playing their dominant strategies thus theoretically maximizing their payoff both sides get the outcome that is jointly worse than if they followed the strategies of minimizing their payoff

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The paradox lies in interdependency of sides outcomes

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To resolve the problem the competitors have to cooperate i

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Temptation to brake rules unilaterally is very strong to make it worse you cannot control your opponents move in the game