LEADER 05037nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910782275203321 005 20230607222205.0 010 $a9786611956349 010 $a1-281-95634-1 010 $a981-281-069-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000538117 035 $a(EBL)1681311 035 $a(OCoLC)815755948 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000135817 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11135149 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000135817 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10064087 035 $a(PQKB)11787517 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1681311 035 $a(WSP)00004281 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1681311 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10255639 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL195634 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000538117 100 $a20020228d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDecision by objectives$b[electronic resource] $ehow to convince others that you are right /$fErnest H. Forman, Mary Ann Selly 210 $aRiver Edge, N. J. $cWorld Scientific$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (420 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-02-4143-7 311 $a981-02-4142-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents ; 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 Decisions 327 $aResistance 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. Qualitative 327 $aObjectivity 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 Scores 327 $aChannel 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 Process 327 $aBeyond 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-Making 327 $aPrinciples and Axioms of the Analytic Hierarchy Process 330 $a 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. Decision by Objectives is an invaluable book about the art and sc 606 $aDecision making 606 $aManagement by objectives 615 0$aDecision making. 615 0$aManagement by objectives. 676 $a658.403 700 $aForman$b Ernest H$0619849 701 $aSelly$b Mary Ann$0619850 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782275203321 996 $aDecision by objectives$91079132 997 $aUNINA