Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to integrate the empirical and game theoretical approaches to address the strategic interactions among countries in choosing their optimal levels of intellectual property rights (IPRs), and to identify how these countries can reach an efficient and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of in‐game placements on the explicit memory of Indian gamers and understand their attitude towards this form of communication. It attempts to find out whether the memory effects differ due to the nature of the games. The avenues...

Although many schemes for valuing intellectual capital have been suggested in recent years, existing methods are difficult to link to stock market valuations and to business strategy. This paper illustrates how options theory and game theory may be usefully combined to value intellectual capital...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that an evolutionary approach to combat money laundering can shed new lights on this matter. Design/methodology/approach – An evolutionary game between financial institutions and employees is assumed in which the decisions of the banks and...

Purpose – Seeks to discuss the European Union's decision in December 2004 to begin debating Turkey's formal application to join the EU marks the beginning of what could be a prolonged decade of game‐playing by both the Union and the applicant from Istanbul. Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – The purpose of this short paper is to provide an alternative method to explain the reason why the outcome of the ultimatum game based on the well‐known self‐interest model is not feasible in real life. Design/methodology/approach – Contrary to traditional models which treat...

Views Game Theory, as a long‐time companion model and guide for the exploration of negotiations, as having not only reached its limits but, perhaps, as having become counter‐productive in the search for greater understanding and skill. Suggests that a more powerful heuristic model may be...