Co-Opetition: a Win/Win Mindset - Hardcover

Brandenburger, Adam

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385479492 ISBN 13: 9780385479493

Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, 1996

Synopsis

When a business strategy is so new in design, a new word must be coined to capture its value. Such is the case with co-opetition, a method that goes beyond the old rules of competition and cooperation to combine the advantages of both. Co-opetition is a pioneering, high-profit means of leveraging business relationships.
The Harvard Business School's Adam M. Brandenburger and the Yale School of Management's Barry J. Nalebuff, scholars and consultants, have developed a five-part business strategy that shows how to do more than play the game of business. It shows how you can change the game of business for maximum benefit.
Though often compared to games like chess and poker, business is different. To win at chess or poker, someone has to lose. In business, long-term profitability doesn't require others to fail. And in business, people are free to change the rules, the players, the boundaries, the game itself. Intel, Nintendo, American Express, NutraSweet, American Airlines and dozens of other companies have been using the strategies of co-opetition not only to win but to make it possible for their industry as a whole to grow. By telling stories of these companies, and formulating strategies based on the science of game theory, Brandenburger and Nalebuff have created a book that's insightful and instructive for managers eager to move their companies into a new mindset.

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Review

Seize on Co-opetition (The Economist)

Do read Co-opetition. You will certainly learn a great deal, while having fun at the same time. (Rudi Bogni Times Higher Education Supplement)

A terrific book! (Tom Peters)

From the Back Cover

This is the first book to adapt game theory to the needs of CEOs, managers and entrepreneurs. 'Co-opetition' offers a new mindset for business: a strategic way of thinking that combines competition and co-operation.

Though often compared to games like chess or poker, business is different – people are free to change the rules, the players, the boundaries, even the game itself. The essence of business success lies in making sure you are in the 'right' game. Actively shaping which game to play, and how you play it, is the core of the innovative business strategy laid out in 'Co-opetition'.

Barry Nalebuff and Adam Brandenburger, professors at Yale and Harvard, are pioneers in the practice of applying the science of game theory to the art of corporate strategy. They have devised a practice-orientated model to help you break out of the traditional win-lose or lose-lose situations. Dozens of companies – including Intel, Nintendo, American Express and Nutrasweet – have been using the strategies of co-opetition to change their game and enjoy the benefits of win-win opportunities.

'Co-opetition' will revolutionise the way you play the game of business.

'The idea of complementors is one of the least appreciated concepts in business – yet it is immensely valuable. This book does a real service by introducing it into our thought processes'
ANDREW S. GROVE, President and CEO, Intel

'Do read 'Co-opetition'. You will certainly learn a great deal, while having fun at the same time'
RUDI BOGNI, 'Times Higher Education Supplement'

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0385479492
• ISBN 13: 9780385479493
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 290