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Thinking backwards : the art of problem solving in business / Rob van Haastrecht & Martin Scheepbouwer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Van Haastrecht, Rob.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Problem solving.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Marshall Cavendish Business, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Companies are lousy problem solvers. There are fundamental flaws in the way managers and their advisers make crucial decisions, including: unclear or missing objectives; spending too much time on the problem rather than on the solution; lack of real facts and evidence; giving direction without recommending concrete interventions; misalignment with key stakeholders; or simply missing good alternatives.
- Contents:
- Cover; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 Setting Objectives: TurningProblems into Ambitions; CHAPTER 2Building an Analytical Framework:Thinking Backwards; CHAPTER 3 Conducting Analyses: Going beyond Reasonable Doubt; CHAPTER 4 Developing Solutions: Decisions AreNothing, Intervention Is Everything; CHAPTER 5 Reaching Stakeholder Alignment:How to Rock the Boat; Thinking Backwards: LookingForwards; Acknowledgements; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9789814346733
- 981434673X
- OCLC:
- 735622883
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