Decision Making category: 1513 books
Business Policies in the Making (Routledge Revivals)
Three Steel Companies Compared
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2014
First published in 1983, this study investigates and compares three leading firms in the British iron and steel industry between 1914 and 1939, analysing their strategies, boardroom politics, and their responses to the problems posed by the Great War and by the vicissitudes of the 1920s and ‘30s....
by Felicity Friedman
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2016
Making decisions is part of our everyday life. Sometimes the matter in question is something that is life-changing; sometimes it can be as mundane as what should you be wearing, but regardless of the gravity of the decision you have to make, we cannot move forward in life if we refuse to decide. Like...
Fit to Bust
How Great Companies Fail
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2011
Fit to Bust is an eye-opening investigation of the causes of that failure - whether it's a global financial crisis or a single disastrous decision that undermines years of hard work. Tim Phillips casts a wry eye over the biggest business disasters of recent history to provide you with the inside story...
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Cases and Materials
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011
Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is the systematic and analytical process of comparing benefits and costs in evaluating the desirability of a project or programme, often of a social nature and for society as a whole. CBA is fundamental to government decision-making and can be an effective tool for informed...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
The proper understanding and managing of project risks and uncertainties is crucial to any organization. It is of paramount importance at all phases of project development and execution to avoid poor project results from meager economics, overspending, reputation and environmental damage, and even...
by Maree Stachel-Williamson
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2014
Are you stuck and unable to figure out if you want kids or not?
Do you find yourself feeling excited and ready for parenthood one day only to be confused and completely unsure the next?
Are you overwhelmed with trying to figure out what to do?
Parenthood is a massive decision to make - one...
Antifragile
Things That Gain from Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
***Antifragile *is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan,...
Behind Every Good Decision
How Anyone Can Use Business Analytics to Turn Data into Profitable Insight
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2014
So you’re not a numbers person? No worries! You say that you can’t understand how to read, let alone implement, these complex software programs that crunch all the data and spit out . . . more data? Not a problem either! There is a costly misconception in business today--that the only data that...
Leading Effective Meetings
Learn how to lead meetings that get real results
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
Ready to take your business to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about leading effective meetings with this practical guide.Meetings are a key part of office life in the 21st century, but frequently last much longer than expected and fail to lead to concrete decisions, leaving participants...
SERIOUS MONEY...
It's just sitting there!
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2017
Serious Money... it's just sitting there! is a "How To" book which provides methodology and tools to give you the ability to improve your organizations quality, operational efficiency, corporate responsibility, cash flow and profitability. It is a proven, results-oriented process. The...
Business Intelligence Success Factors
Tools for Aligning Your Business in the Global Economy
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2009
Praise for Business Intelligence Success Factors: Tools for Aligning your business in the Global Economy
"Olivia Parr Rud does a remarkable job of weaving together many topics in a strategic way. As 'quants,' we're fascinated with data and fact-based decision-making. But success only comes...
The Sniper Mind
Eliminate Fear, Deal with Uncertainty, and Make Better Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Snipers are exceptional. The trained sniper is a complex fusion of hard skills such as weapons knowledge, situational awareness, knowledge of ballistics and physics, and soft skills such as emotional stability, empathy, and a stoic acceptance of the hardships associated with a particular set of circumstances....
Summary and Analysis of Thinking, Fast and Slow
Based on the Book by Daniel Kahneman
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Thinking, Fast and Slow tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Daniel Kahneman’s book.
Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.
This...
by Harvard Business Review, Clayton M. Christensen, Daniel Goleman
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2014
This essential, comprehensive digital collection delivers the entire 12 books of the HBR’s 10 Must Reads series with over 120 Harvard Business Review articles.
With this essential collection from Harvard Business Review, you’ll have the best management ideas and advice all in one place....