Mutual Advantage

Mutual Advantage is a theoretical construct in social contract theory that denotes a condition in which rational agents find it collectively beneficial to cooperate under agreed-upon rules, distinguished from mere reciprocal exchange by its foundation in impartial, jointly advantageous principles that secure compliance through shared long-term gains.

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2017–2026

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Social Contract

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148

Partnership at Work: Mutuality and the Balance of Advantage

David Guest, Riccardo Peccei · British Journal of Industrial Relations · 2001 · 330 citations

Management, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior +17

An economic theory of mutually advantageous issue linkages in international negotiations

Robert D. Tollison, Thomas D. Willett · International Organization · 1979 · 306 citations

Management, Economics, International Relations +17

Effects of “Best Practices” of Environmental Management on Cost Advantage: The Role of Complementary Assets

Petra Christmann · Academy of Management Journal · 2000 · 258 citations

Management, Environmental Management, Strategic Management +17

Cooperation on International Rivers

Claudia Sadoff, David Grey · Water International · 2005 · 235 citations

Natural Resources, Hydrology, River Basin Management +12

A “Cognitive Miser” Theory of Cooperators Advantage

John Orbell, Robyn M. Dawes · American Political Science Review · 1991 · 233 citations

Social Sciences, Economics, Psychology +15

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Robert Sugden
University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
5 publications · 236 citations
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Andrew Walton
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
2 publications · 31 citations
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Dhiraj K. Pradhan
University of Bristol, United Kingdom
2 publications · 45 citations
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Peter Vanderschraaf
Carnegie Mellon University, United States
2 publications · 93 citations
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Patricia W. Meyers
Syracuse University, United States
2 publications · 74 citations
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Politics Philosophy & Economics
PPE · 4 publications · 193 citations
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Journal of Theoretical Biology
3 publications · 38 citations
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RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
Repository · 3 publications · 183 citations
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SSRN Electronic Journal
Repository · 3 publications · 221 citations
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International Review of Economics
2 publications · 71 citations
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