Strategic Decision Making with Game Theory

Every day, we make decisions that depend entirely on the choices of others, whether in business, negotiations, or daily life. Game theory provides the structured framework needed to decode these complex strategic interactions and predict outcomes with clarity. This text-only course guides you from absolute beginner to a confident strategic thinker, enabling you to model competitive situations, identify optimal paths, and apply mathematical reasoning to real-world scenarios. What you'll learn: - Understand core game theory concepts, including players, strategies, payoffs, and information structures. - Identify and calculate Nash equilibria in both simultaneous and sequential games. - Analyze real-world business scenarios such as pricing wars, negotiations, and market entry. - Apply sequential decision-making techniques using game trees and backward induction. - Explore modern behavioral game theory and how human biases affect rational decision-making. - Evaluate cooperative games and coalition building for strategic partnerships. The course begins with foundational definitions and basic matrix games before progressing to sequential interactions, dynamic strategies, and modern behavioral applications. You will work through written case studies and strategic exercises designed to sharpen your analytical skills. Designed for business professionals, analysts, managers, and anyone interested in strategic thinking, this course requires no advanced mathematics or prior background in game theory. Start reading today to master the rules of strategic interaction and make smarter, more predictable decisions.