Art of Decision Making

Mirrors of Imagination, Masks of Fate

AvHelga Drummond

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

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Beskrivning

Science reassures, art disturbs (Proverb)This intriguing exploration of underlying forces in decision making takes as its starting point a wealth of high profile decision disasters. In brilliantly readable analyses, Helga Drummond shows how better awareness of the inherent uncertainties of the decision making process could have made the outcomes very different.Examples showcased include:The Hatfield rail crashThe Kursk submarine disasterThe Challenger disasterThe year 2000 fuel crisisThe WWII Dardanelles expeditionThe Barings Bank collapseThe Taurus Stock Exchange Project The Hillsborough tragedyThe King's Cross underground fireThe Millennium DomeThis entertaining yet instructive book offers new insight into the realities of decision making, and shows how you can confront them to improve your prospects of success.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-07-25
Mått:160 x 242 x 25 mm
Vikt:624 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780471497189

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Ledarskap och motivation inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

HELGA DRUMMOND is Professor of Decision Sciences at the University of Liverpool, UK. She has consulted for a multitude of businesses ranging from undertakers to IT managers - a dversity reflected in The Art of Decision Making - and is the author of seven previous books that have been translated worldwide.

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"..fascinating.."(Financial Times, 19 Janaury 2002)

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements. Introduction. The Clock That Struck Thirteen: The Challenge of Sense Making. The Morning After. The Dark Side of the Moon. Ghosts and Shadows: Reflections on Information and Decision Making. Tricks of Mind. The Essential Lie: Exploring the Myth-making Process. High Tides and Green Grass: The Illusion of Control. Tales of the Unexpected: Exploring the Paradox of Consequence. Riding the Tiger: Escalation in Decision Making. An 'Ace of Success': Knocking at the Door of Fate. The Point of No Return. The Art of Decision Making. Epilogue: A Dancing Star. References. Index.