On the Relevance of Game Theory in Strategic Thinking
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | On the Relevance of Game Theory in Strategic Thinking |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | G.N. Engelbrecht; University of South Africa. Pretoria; South Africa |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | |
| 3. | Subject | Keyword(s) | predict the outcome of a strategy; Game Theory in Strategic Thinking; formulating quality strategies; strategist's toolbox |
| 4. | Description | Abstract | The author reviews some of the applicable literature and shows how game theory can be used to predict the outcome of a strategy, explain why a particular outcome to a strategy has occurred, investigate strategy and prescribe certain rules for the making of a strategy. He concludes that game theory can aid decision makers at all levels in formulating quality strategies. In fact, game theory should be an integral and indispensable part of the strategist's toolbox. |
| 5. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy) |
| 6. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
| 7. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2012-02-09 |
| 8. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 8. | Type | Type | |
| 9. | Format | File format | |
| 10. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/187 |
| 10. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.5787/29-0-187 |
| 11. | Source | Title; vol., no. (year) | Scientia Militaria - South African Journal of Military Studies; Vol 29 (1999) |
| 12. | Language | English=en | en |
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| 15. | Rights | Copyright and permissions |
Copyright (c) 2018 G.N. Engelbrecht This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. |