Deterrence, reputations, and competitive cognition

Management Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-82

  Clark, Bruce H ^a   Montgomery, David B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Competition; Decision Making; Deterrence; Perception; Reputation; Strategy

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; GAME THEORY; INFERENCE ENGINES; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

COMPETITIVE COGNITIONS; DETERRENCE REPUTATION LINKS; SOFTWARE MARKSTRAT2;

MARKETING;

EID: 0031699272     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.44.1.62     Document Type: Article

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