Tit for Tat

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Strategy

Foundational Lexiconcopy what they did
Executive Parlancereciprocal response
Scholarly Discourseconditional cooperation
Babel ZenithTit for Tat
Origin: Robert Axelrod

Etymology & Meaning

Cooperating first, then mirroring the opponent's previous action.

In the Boardroom

Matching competitor price cuts immediately but not initiating them.

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