Game Theory in Management: Modelling Business Decisions and their Consequences
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (744 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1138252581 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 214 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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ISMAEL OSTOLAZA said This book is pretty easy to read overall. Lots of examples theoughout the book. Not too long, not filled with jargon. This book is pretty easy to read overall. There is some business like terms but not overwhelming.
He has worked as an entry-level technician for the Air Force Weapons Laboratory's Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) test sites, as the director of a National Laboratory's Project Management Office overseeing a budget of $1.3 Billion (USD), and many very interesting jobs in-between. He is the author of Things Your PMO Is Doing Wrong (PMI Publishing, 2008). Michael Hatfield, PMP,
Game Theory in Management also examines managerial implications from network theory, cartage schemes, risk management theory, management information system epistemology, and other areas where the quantification and testing of business decisions can be employed to identify winning and losing stratagems. While the topic may seem complex, Game Theory in Management is a readable and fast-paced book; readers will come away with an entirely new perspective on the objectives, tactics, even purpose of management, and ways of evaluating the selected strategies and decisions of those within the team, inside the macro organization, and among competitors. Architects and engineers can build models to test their ideas - why not managers? In Game Theory in Management: Modelling Business Decisions and Their Consequences, author Michael Hatfield presents a seri
Whether analyzing the origins of chess, the miscalculations of World War II, or the perfidy of Enron's energy traders, Michael moves effortlessly across the field of decision making, all in his trademark, easy-to-read style. Just the term epistemology - the study of knowledge and its limits - I found rather daunting. Most of all, he shows us what game theory can - and can't - do for us as practicing managers.' Bud Baker, Professor of Management, Wright State University, USA 'The author is an extensively experienced, professionally qualified and internationally recognized project management writer and practitionerGame Theory in Management findings and concl