Why decisions fail [electronic resource] : avoiding the blunders and traps that lead to debacles / Paul C. Nutt.

ISBN:

9781605091495

9781282299061

Title:

Why decisions fail [electronic resource] : avoiding the blunders and traps that lead to debacles / Paul C. Nutt.

Author:

Nutt, Paul C.

Personal Author:

Nutt, Paul C.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 332 pages) : illustrations

Contents:

Blunders that launch a decision debacle -- Traps that catch decision makers -- Decision-making processes prone to success and failure -- Traps in failing to lead the effort with agreed-upon claims -- The traps in unmanaged social and political forces -- Traps in misleading directions -- Traps in limited search and no innovation -- The traps in misusing evaluation -- Ethical traps -- Learning traps -- The lessons : avoiding the blunders and traps.

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Subject Term:

Decision making.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2002

Publication Information:

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Shelf Number	Material Type	Copy	Shelf Location	Status
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Summary

Based on the his analysis of 400 strategic decisions made by top managers in areas such as products and services, pricing and markets, personnel policy, technology acquisition, and strategic reorganization, Nutt estimates that two-thirds of all decisions are based on failure-prone or questionable tactics. He uses the fifteen monumental decision-making disasters to illustrate the potential consequences of these common tactical errors and traps and then details successful alternative decision-making approaches.
Why Decisions Fail translates decades of award-winning research into practical terms that managers can use to improve their own decision-making practices.