economic sociology
type: Concept
related: game theory

game theory
type: Concept
related: sociology of play
related: mathematics
related: law and society research
related: political theory
related: decision making in business
related: economic sociology
related: empirical political theory
related: economics and political thought
related: Rational Choice Theory
related: schools and theoretical approaches
related: microbehaviorist theory
related: organizational economics
related: operations research
related: theories
related: strategic management
related: formal and positive theory
narrower: experimental games
broader: microeconomics
broader: decision making
definition: Game theory is a branch of mathematics dealing with how rational and interdependent actors make decisions in situations in which their interests conflict or converge. Although the theory is normative, describing how rational actors behave, its concepts and methods have proved to be useful in all the social sciences. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Theory; Game Theory]

sociology of play
type: Concept
related: game theory

mathematics
type: Concept
related: game theory

law and society research
type: Concept
related: game theory

political theory
type: Concept
related: game theory

decision making in business
type: Concept
related: game theory

empirical political theory
type: Concept
related: game theory

economics and political thought
type: Concept
related: game theory

Rational Choice Theory
type: Concept
related: game theory

schools and theoretical approaches
type: Concept
related: game theory

microbehaviorist theory
type: Concept
related: game theory

organizational economics
type: Concept
related: game theory

operations research
type: Concept
related: game theory

theories
type: Concept
related: game theory

strategic management
type: Concept
related: game theory

formal and positive theory
type: Concept
related: game theory

experimental games
type: Concept
broader: game theory

microeconomics
type: Concept
narrower: game theory

decision making
type: Concept
narrower: game theory

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: game theory