05071nam 2200673Ia 450 991045316770332120200520144314.097866119563491-281-95634-1981-281-069-2(CKB)1000000000538117(EBL)1681311(OCoLC)815755948(SSID)ssj0000135817(PQKBManifestationID)11135149(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000135817(PQKBWorkID)10064087(PQKB)11787517(MiAaPQ)EBC1681311(WSP)00004281(Au-PeEL)EBL1681311(CaPaEBR)ebr10255639(CaONFJC)MIL195634(EXLCZ)99100000000053811720020228d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDecision by objectives[electronic resource] how to convince others that you are right /Ernest H. Forman, Mary Ann SellyRiver Edge, N. J. World Scientificc20011 online resource (420 p.)Description based upon print version of record.981-02-4143-7 981-02-4142-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents ; Preface ; Chapter 1 Introduction: Management Decision-Making Today ; The Need for Better Decision-Making ; Tradeoffs ; BOGSAT ; Cognitive Limitations ; Satisficing ; Common Simplistic Strategies ; Cognitive Decision Rules ; Unimportant vs. Crucial DecisionsResistance to Change Requisites for Change ; The Analytic Hierarchy Process ; Chapter 2 Problem Solving and Decision-Making ; Problem Solving ; Decision Making ; Intelligence, Design, Choice; Decision-Making is a Process ; Analysis vs. Synthesis ; Quantitative vs. QualitativeObjectivity vs. Subjectivity Linear versus Non-Linear ; Chapter 3 Decision-Making Concepts & Methodologies ; Alternatives - Pros and Cons ; Misuse of Numbers ; Levels of Measurement ; Nominal ; Ordinal ; Interval ; Ratio ; Weights and ScoresChannel Capacity and Short Term Memory Need for Hierarchical Structure ; Orders of Magnitude ; Arbitrary Assignment ; Absolute Versus Relative ; Words Instead of Numbers ; Chapter 4 The Analytic Hierarchy Process and Expert Choice ; The Analytic Hierarchy ProcessBeyond Weights and Scores Inconsistency ; Causes of Inconsistency ; Clerical Error ; Lack of Information ; Lack of Concentration ; Real World is not Always Consistent ; Inadequate Model Structure ; Compensatory and Non-Compensatory Decision-MakingPrinciples and Axioms of the Analytic Hierarchy Process Decision-making is a process of choosing from possible courses of action in order to attain goals and objectives. Nobel laureate Herbert Simon wrote that the whole process of managerial decision-making is synonymous with the practice of management. Decision-making is at the core of all managerial functions. Planning, for example, involves the following decisions: What should be done? When? How? Where? By whom? Other managerial functions, such as organizing, implementing, and controlling, rely heavily on decision-making. <i>Decision by Objectives</i> is an invaluable book about the art and scDecision makingManagement by objectivesElectronic books.Decision making.Management by objectives.658.403Forman Ernest H619849Selly Mary Ann619850MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453167703321Decision by objectives1079132UNINA