Game Theory for Business Strategy and Management

In a highly competitive business landscape, every strategic move you make is met with a countermove from competitors. Understanding how these choices interact is the key to making smarter, more predictable business decisions. This text-based course equips you with the foundational principles of game theory to analyze market dynamics and predict competitor behavior. You will learn to move beyond guesswork, using structured strategic frameworks to evaluate risks, negotiate partnerships, and design effective business strategies. What you'll learn: - Understand key game theory concepts, including Nash equilibrium, simultaneous games, and sequential decision-making. - Analyze competitor actions and predict market reactions using structured payoff matrices. - Apply strategic thinking to business negotiations, pricing wars, and product launches. - Evaluate modern co-opetition models and platform ecosystem dynamics where companies both compete and collaborate. - Formulate robust strategic decisions under conditions of high uncertainty and incomplete information. You will start with core definitions and classic game theory models before progressing to real-world business scenarios, exploring interactive written exercises that simulate strategic management challenges. This course is designed for aspiring managers, business analysts, and entrepreneurs who want to build an analytical foundation in strategic thinking, with no prior background in advanced mathematics required. Start reading today to transform how you analyze competition and make business decisions.