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Adam M. Brandenburger is a professor at New York University specializing in strategy and game theory.

Known for: Co-opetition: A Revolutionary Mindset That Combines Competition and Cooperation

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Co-opetition: A Revolutionary Mindset That Combines Competition and Cooperation

Co-opetition: A Revolutionary Mindset That Combines Competition and Cooperation

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Co-opetition introduces a groundbreaking approach to business strategy that blends competition and cooperation. Drawing on game theory, the authors show how companies can create and capture value by working with competitors, customers, suppliers, and complementors. The book provides practical frameworks for analyzing strategic interactions and demonstrates how to move beyond zero-sum thinking to achieve mutual gains.

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From Zero‑Sum Thinking to Interdependent Strategy

Traditional business strategy, from Porter’s Five Forces to classical industrial economics, often painted competition as a battle for fixed value. Firms were to raise barriers to entry, erode rivals’ profits, and seize bargaining power from suppliers or customers. Yet such advice assumed the game’s ...

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Introducing Game Theory as Strategy’s Language

Game theory provides the analytical backbone of *Co‑opetition*. It helps us trace how rational players interact when outcomes depend on mutual choices. But we applied it not as a mathematical curiosity—instead, as a lens through which to view business creativity. A strategy, in our view, is a plan f...

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About Adam M. Brandenburger, Barry J. Nalebuff

Adam M. Brandenburger is a professor at New York University specializing in strategy and game theory. Barry J. Nalebuff is a professor at Yale School of Management known for his work on business strategy and innovation. Together, they pioneered the concept of co-opetition, applying game theory to re...

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Adam M. Brandenburger is a professor at New York University specializing in strategy and game theory. Barry J. Nalebuff is a professor at Yale School of Management known for his work on business strategy and innovation. Together, they pioneered the concept of co-opetition, applying game theory to real-world business challenges.

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