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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forman, Ernest H.

Contributor:

Selly, Mary Ann.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decision making.

Management by objectives.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (420 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

How to convince others that you are right

Place of Publication:

River Edge, N. J. : World Scientific, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611956349

9781281956347

1281956341

9789812810694

9812810692

OCLC:

815755948