Game Theory & Strategic Decisions
Game Theory & Strategic Decisions
Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Fakultätsübergreifende Wahlfächer (FAWA 14)
(01.09.2014)
Masterstudiengang Wirtschaftsinformatik (MSc WI 19)
(01.09.2019)
Masterstudiengang Entrepreneurship und Management (MSc EM 20)
(01.09.2020)
Bachelorstudiengang Betriebswirtschaftslehre (BSc BWL 21)
(01.09.2021)
Masterstudiengang Innovative Finance (MSc IF 24)
(01.09.2024)
Bachelorstudiengang Architektur (BSc AR 24)
(01.09.2024)
Masterstudiengang Architektur (MSc AR 24)
(01.09.2024)
Masterstudiengang Entrepreneurship, Innovation und Leadership (MSc EIL 25)
(01.09.2025)
Project Description
Get ready for the most enduring essentials of Game Theory such as "I cut you choose" and what you should know about game theory to shape your decisions!
How is game theory applied in the movie "a beautiful mind"? How does game theory impact your daily life? How can you make better decisions in future? Are Saturn & Media Markt too expensive?
This interactive course covers various disciplines of game theory to understand strategic behavior in everyday and professional contexts such as:
How is game theory applied in the movie "a beautiful mind"? How does game theory impact your daily life? How can you make better decisions in future? Are Saturn & Media Markt too expensive?
This interactive course covers various disciplines of game theory to understand strategic behavior in everyday and professional contexts such as:
- Introduction to Game Theory
- Role of Decision Making
- Role of Leadership
- Role of Organizational Behavior
- The Role of Negotiation
Teaching Method
Dozentin: Dr. Elisabeth Höfferer
Theoretical inputs, readers, team work, experiments, case studies, role plays, games
Theoretical inputs, readers, team work, experiments, case studies, role plays, games
Learning Results
- Establish a critical way of thinking about strategic interactions in real life and in business situations.
- Provide a formal, analytical toolset through game theory to study aspects of co-operation, co-ordination, differentiation and negotiation.
- Provide cross-functional cases and other real-life examples to illustrate the usefulness and complexities of applying theories.
Literature
Essays and extracts from the below listed literature list:
Remark: readers will be finally supplied during kick-off!
- Dixit, Avinash und Susan Skeath, 2004. Games of Strategy. New York: Norton.
- Fudenberg, Drew und Jean Tirole, 2000. Game Theory. Cambridge, Mass: MIT ? Press.
- Gintis, Herbert, 2000. Game Theory Evolving. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (neue Aufl. 2009 - die alte Auflage ist umfassender).
- Haifetz, Aviad, Game Theory. Interactive Strategies in Economics and Management. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Myerson, Roger, B., 1997. Game Theory. Analysis of Conflict.
- Osborne, Martin J., 2009, An Introduction to Game Theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Rapoport, Anatol, 1998, 2. Aufl., Decision Theory and Decision Behaviour. London: Macmillan.
Remark: readers will be finally supplied during kick-off!
Assessment Methods
Assessment tasks:
Part A: 50% presentation of team tasks during workshop
Part B: 50% essay
Compulsory attendance (min. 80%)
Part A: 50% presentation of team tasks during workshop
Part B: 50% essay
Compulsory attendance (min. 80%)
Examination
Grading