Decision by objectives [[electronic resource] ] : how to convince others that you are right / / Ernest H. Forman, Mary Ann Selly

• Autore: Forman Ernest H
• Pubblicazione: River Edge, N. J., : World Scientific, c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (420 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.403
• Soggetto topico: Decision making; Management by objectives
• Altri autori: SellyMary Ann
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Decisions ; Resistance 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 ; Objectivity 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 ; Channel 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 ; Beyond 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 ; Principles and Axioms of the Analytic Hierarchy Process
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 sc
• Titolo autorizzato: Decision by objectives
• ISBN: 9786611956349; 1-281-95634-1; 981-281-069-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782275203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II