An experimental investigation of the impact of information on competitive decision making

Management Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-207

  Abramson, Charles ^a   Currim, Imran S ^b   Sarin, Rakesh ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive decision making; Experimental game theory; Information

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE DECISION MAKING; EXPERIMENTAL GAME THEORY; MARKET RESPONSE MODEL; MARKET SHARE INFORMATION;

COMPETITION; GAME THEORY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MANAGERS; MARKETING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 14944366982     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1040.0318     Document Type: Article

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