{"product_id":"the-art-of-decision-making-isbn-9780471497189","title":"The Art of Decision Making","description":"Science reassures, art disturbs (Proverb)\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e Examples showcased include:\u003cbr\u003e The Hatfield rail crash\u003cbr\u003e The Kursk submarine disaster\u003cbr\u003e The Challenger disaster\u003cbr\u003e The year 2000 fuel crisis\u003cbr\u003e The WWII Dardanelles expedition\u003cbr\u003e The Barings Bank collapse\u003cbr\u003e The Taurus Stock Exchange Project The Hillsborough tragedy\u003cbr\u003e The King's Cross underground fire\u003cbr\u003e The Millennium Dome\u003cbr\u003e This 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.Schon immer gab es Spannungen zwischen jenen, die glaubten, dass die besten Entscheidungen auf Zahlen und Berechnungen basieren, und jenen, die ihre Ansichten auf anspruchsvollere Kriterien über das Wesen der Zukunft stützen. In der gängigen Literatur wird das Risiko nach statistischen und probabilistischen Methoden berechnet, wodurch der Eindruck entsteht, dass man das Risiko berechnen und damit steuern kann. Dieses Buch will zeigen, dass solche Annahmen zwar nicht gänzlich falsch sind, aber nur einen Teil der Wahrheit beinhalten. Dabei spielt es keine Rolle, wie klar Aufgaben definiert sind und wie oft wir miteinander sprechen - nichts ist wirklich eindeutig. Autorin Helga Drummond erläutert, dass Vieles von dem, was wir als real bezeichnen, in Wirklichkeit mehrdeutig ist und sich verändert. Sie stützt sich dabei weniger auf die Statistik als vielmehr auf die Dynmaik des Wandels und verbindet das Risiko mit der Entscheidungsfindung im Unternehmen. Damit bietet sie eine ganzheitliche Betrachtung über das Wesen des Risikos und des Entscheidungsfindungsprozesses.  Acknowledgements.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Clock That Struck Thirteen: The Challenge of Sense Making.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Morning After.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Dark Side of the Moon.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ghosts and Shadows: Reflections on Information and Decision Making.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tricks of Mind.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Essential Lie: Exploring the Myth-making Process.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e High Tides and Green Grass: The Illusion of Control.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tales of the Unexpected: Exploring the Paradox of Consequence.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Riding the Tiger: Escalation in Decision Making.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An 'Ace of Success': Knocking at the Door of Fate.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Point of No Return.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Art of Decision Making.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: A Dancing Star.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.  \"..fascinating..\"\u003cbr\u003e (Financial Times, 19 Janaury 2002)  HELGA DRUMMOND is Professor of Decision Sciences at the University of Liverpool, UK.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.  Are we merely at the mercy of chance?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e We all make hundreds of decisions every day, and mostly with little thought. Unconscious processes are clearly at work. But what part do these unconscious processes play when we come to make the really important decisions?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Decision science assumes that we live in a world where problems arrive one at a time, neatly labelled 'for attention'. In contrast, a key theme of this book is that real situations seldom make sense, and decisions aree rarely clear. Ambiguity always lurks.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Art of Decision Making stresses reflection and imagination. Its eclectic case studies compel you to keep reading to the end. And by incorporating its insights, you will engage the subtly shifting tides of fortune and ultimately become more powerful.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Read on: anything might yet happen.  Science reassures, art disturbs (Proverb)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Examples showcased include:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Hatfield rail crash\u003cbr\u003e The Kursk submarine disaster\u003cbr\u003e The Challenger disaster\u003cbr\u003e The year 2000 fuel crisis\u003cbr\u003e The WWII Dardanelles expedition\u003cbr\u003e The Barings Bank collapse\u003cbr\u003e The Taurus Stock Exchange Project The Hillsborough tragedy\u003cbr\u003e The King's Cross underground fire\u003cbr\u003e The Millennium Dome\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This 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.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990161211621,"sku":"NP9780471497189","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471497189.jpg?v=1761786737","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-art-of-decision-making-isbn-9780471497189","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}