| A Game - Theoretic Perspective on Outsourcing Relationships Contributor(s): Umeljic, Stephan (Author) |
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ISBN: 3639234944 ISBN-13: 9783639234947 Publisher: VDM Verlag OUR PRICE: $60.53 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | International - General |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6" W x 9" (0.49 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Outsourcing has become a wide-used business strategy all over the world and especially in IT-related business sectors. Since the first outsourcing deals were signed up until today a lot of changes took place in this market which still offers a lot of potential for a controversial debate. The following work views this complex business-relationship through the game-theoretic lens. The author explains the basic principles of game-theoretic modelling and then uses concepts from cooperative, strictly competitive as well as mixed-motive game theory to enlighten the main aspects and phases of the outsourcing relationship. Each of these phases has other concepts which can be applied for gaining a deeper understanding of the dynamics at work. This book was written for all those interested in the relationship issues of an outsourcing arrangement, as well as everyone looking for a good onset to start exploring the various fields of game theory. |