Handbook of Decision Making by
Wiley′s new <i>Handbook of Decision Making</i> is a vital reference text for all students and professionals of management, organization and decision making. The handbook offers a wide range of theoretical and empirical approaches to the understanding of organizational and strategic decisions. Contributors are internationally known experts drawn from North America, Canada and Europe who have spent many years in the study of decision making, and decision making relevant topics. We believe the handbook will become a tour de force in the understanding decision making, offering a wide variety of perspectives, topics, and summative understanding of the field. Chapters in the <i>Handbook</i> were prepared by the leading experts in their field and include cutting edge empirical, theoretical, and review chapters. The chapters bring together for the first time a critical mass of writing on decision making as an organizational and research activity. The Editors are two of the leading international experts in decision making and contribute to the <i>Handbook</i> with five original Chapters that offer an appraisal of the field and suggestions for research, as well as the current status of decision making practice and suggestion for improvement.
Why Decisions Fail by
Why Decisions Fail critiques 15 infamously bad decisions that became public debacles. The author examines how these mistakes could have been avoided and explains how any organization's decision-making process can be improved to prevent such failures. Author Paul Nutt began by looking at 400 decisions made by top managers involving such topics as products and services, pricing and markets, personnel policy, technology acquisition, and strategic reorganization. Analyzing how each decision was made, he determined that two out of three decisions were based on failureprone or questionable tactics. He identifies these key errors and suggests alternatives that have proven successful.
Strategic Management of Public and Third Sector Organizations by
Winner of the 1994 Best Book Award presented by the Public and Nonprofit Sector Division of the Academy of ManagementThis handbook goes beyond strategic planning to show how an organization can be managed strategically. Comprehensive in scope, it provides an innovative framework for understanding strategic issues in the public and nonprofit sectors. It also explains strategic management concepts and describes the process step by step, details support techniques, and includes useful forms and worksheets.
Making Tough Decisions by
Executive Program Book Club SelectionProvides in-depth guidance for making tough decisions, that is, high-stake decisions surrounded by conflict and uncertainty. Details methods that help managers avoid the bias and habitual behavior that lead to poor decision making--and presents examples from public, private, and nonprofit organizations that show how to tailor these methods to different situations.