Decision Making category: 1513 books
by Michelle Baddeley
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2018
Behavioural economics and behavioural finance are rapidly expanding fields that are continually growing in prominence. While orthodox economic models are built upon restrictive and simplifying assumptions about rational choice and efficient markets, behavioural economics offers a robust alternative...
MisLeadership
Prevalence, Causes and Consequences
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016
The 'MisLeadership' of this book's title is a description of the phenomenon the authors have uncovered through their analysis of the validity, or otherwise, of current leadership styles and achievements, in the light of the challenges leaders face, and particularly of the urgent global issues with...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
This volume explores how and why people make judgments and decisions that have economic consequences, and what the implications are for human well-being. It provides an integrated review of the latest research from many different disciplines, including social, cognitive, and developmental psychology;...
Decision Science for Housing and Community Development
Localized and Evidence-Based Responses to Distressed Housing and Blighted Communities
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
A multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving in community-based organizations using decision models and operations research applications
A comprehensive treatment of public-sector operations research and management science, Decision Science for Housing and Community Development: Localized...
Value Added Auditing
4th Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2019
What is Value Added Auditing?
Value Added Auditing (540 pages) is a process and risk-based manual for ISO management system and risk-based audits. The manual can be used to conduct performance, operational, IT, cyber, and supply management assessments. The objective of the manual is to enhance:...
Human Judgment and Social Policy
Irreducible Uncertainty, Inevitable Error, Unavoidable Injustice
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 1996
From the O.J. Simpson verdict to peace-making in the Balkans, the critical role of human judgement--complete with its failures, flaws, and successes--has never been more hotly debated and analyzed than it is today. This landmark work examines the dynamics of judgement and its impact on events that...
Moving Beyond Compromise
Why Stop There?
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2016
The process of making decisions is integral to life. We make decisions every day, from what to have for breakfast to critical issues of life and business. When two or more people are involved in making those decisions, the process often involves "compromise" and can be complicated by the...
Farsighted
How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
The hardest choices are also the most consequential. So why do we know so little about how to get them right?
Big, life-altering decisions matter so much more than the decisions we make every day, and they're also the most difficult: where to live, whom to marry, what to believe, whether to...
Simple Sabotage
A Modern Field Manual for Detecting and Rooting Out Everyday Behaviors That Undermine Your Workplace
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
Inspired by the Simple Sabotage Field Manual released by the Office of Strategic Services in 1944 to train European resistors, this is the essential handbook to help stamp out unintentional sabotage in any working group, from major corporations to volunteer PTA committees.
In 1944, the Office...
Knowledge Automation
How to Implement Decision Management in Business Processes
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2012
A proven decision management methodology for increased profits and lowered risks
Knowledge Automation: How to Implement Decision Management in Business Processes describes a simple but comprehensive methodology for decision management projects, which use business rules and predictive analytics...
by Ric Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2014
Thinking back to all the jobs you’ve had in your life, you’ve probably had your fair share of managers. Some of them were probably the typical managers from Hell. Hopefully there were a few good ones in there too.
What was the difference between the good managers and the um… not so good...
Judgment
How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2007
“With good judgment, little else matters. Without it, nothing else matters.”
Whether we’re talking about United States presidents, CEOs, Major League coaches, or wartime generals, leaders are remembered for their best and worst judgment calls. In the face of ambiguity, uncertainty, and...
Making Questions Work
A Guide to How and What to Ask for Facilitators, Consultants, Managers, Coaches, and Educators
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2011
This book is an invaluable desk reference for facilitators, leaders, coaches and anyone who wants to engage in more effective learning and decision-making conversations. It offers over 1700 rich questions that you can borrow or adapt to improve your inquiry skills, and provides clear frameworks that point to when, where, and why particular questions are most useful.
Life Is a Startup
What Founders Can Teach Us about Making Choices and Managing Change
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018
After two decades of research on founders, a best-selling book on the subject, and experience teaching and mentoring thousands of students in this field, Noam Wasserman is a prominent authority on startups. Hearing from countless readers and students that his insights helped them with important life...