Co-Opetition Kindle Edition

I was given this book to read by a Professor when i was doing a Masters Program, upon asking him that i want to know and read a little about Game Theory. Well i liked this book so much that i went online and a bought a copy of my own.Although, this book was first published in 1996 and for what i reason that i am unable to comprehend is not available with all that ease in book stores. But it was an easy find on Amazon.Com.This book is ideal for someone like me who saw the movie " A beautiful Mind" and was intrigued by what the main character was doing in the first half of the movie, when he uses Game Theory to come out with a result as to how they can all win without anyone actually losing.What this book does for a student of Business is, it tells you with Umpteen real world examples; how to make use of game theory in business.Their easy explanation of and the coining of the term 'The Value Net' is a prime example of what they have done in this book.All in All, a very good read for everyone, I would highly recommend it to anyone, simply because it is easy to understand and tackles a complicated subject with ease.

Excellent book! Promotes a way of thinking that can expand your horizons in a very effective manner. However, reading the book is just the beginning. To extract the full benefit, you need to be disciplined enough to push yourself to find and follow the best course of action. Sometimes it may feel a bit unnatural as it may go against the competition dogma imprinted on our minds over the years.I also recommend the book to those in business and government who are trying to better understand the times we live in. It could make it easier to accept that business and government working together may lead to something better.

Co-opetition is a landmark business book that uses game theory to argue that businesses rather than operating in a pure environment of competition should also cooperate because the two combined processes will create a bigger pie that can then be divided up to produce win-win outcomes for both sides. Like most people, I looked at this idea and thought that it was insane. However, the more I thought about it, I wondered if this basic idea could be applied to something like a professional sports league like the WNBA, where it is a smaller league with slow growth that is an afterthought on the sports pages.While the idea may hold appeal for a public weary of the ways of big business profit at all costs that has a tendency to destroy companies and in some cases, entire economies. I ultimately feel that it is all too easy for businesses to become blinded by profit and ignore the fundamental processes that got them that profit in the first place. In this dog eat dog, Wall Street Greed is Good mentality, these ideas will just be quaint notions of what business perhaps should be.

I heartily recommend this book.I bought and read it (hard copy) several years ago.I repurchased it (Kindle) to re-read.It is a bit dated, but we'll worth reinvestment.I even bought an audio version on cassette, so I could listen while driving.

Very good book for beginners to Game Theory, and even for general readers, managers, and professionals. The title itself is interesting, and the book is truly absorbing. Still I prefer, 'Thinking Strategically' by Dixit & Nalebuff.

The authors have done a good job with the concept. The value net is still quite useful and handy.It would be great if they refused it with mute modern examples. Examples listed are close to two decades old. Microsoft was still considered a software giant. would be nice to have a book that uses the value net for analysis and look at the tech industry in general fit the last 5 years.

Well written and common sense in action

Good book!

Lo compré para mi maestría pero es excelente opción si buscas algo interesante qué leer

It’s an amazing book with lots of real cases to discuss

Great use of real life examples.made this one of the best books I've read on the topic.

Excellent, le livre est vraiment bien et correspond à mes attentes, mes amis courent pour pouvoir le lire, un vrai succès.

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