Every day, companies make choices that shape the markets we live in. They set prices, design products, train staff, and plan advertising. Behind each of these choices is a quiet question that managers rarely say out loud: what will our competitors do in response? This single question sits at the heart of modern #strategic_thinking, and one of the most useful tools for studying it is the idea of #Nash_Equilibrium. The concept was introduced by the mathematician John Nash in th

Universities are not only places of teaching and research. They are also complex #knowledge_economies where time, funding, reputation, human talent, and institutional attention are constantly allocated. Every decision about hiring, promotion, publication, funding, ranking, and recognition has an economic meaning because it directs resources toward some activities and away from others. In this context, the Declaration on Research Assessment, widely known as DORA, offers an imp