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Autore: | Forman Ernest H |
Titolo: | Decision by objectives : how to convince others that you are right / / Ernest H. Forman, Mary Ann Selly |
Pubblicazione: | River Edge, N. J., : World Scientific, c2001 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
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 |
Altri titoli varianti: | How to convince others that you are right |
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.: | 9910810893203321 |
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