The Art of Decision Making : Mirrors of Imagination, Masks of Fate
Language: English
Published by John Wiley & Sons Aug 2001, 2001
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Neuware - Science reassures, art disturbs (Proverb)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.Examples showcased include:The Hatfield rail crashThe Kursk submarine disasterThe Challenger disasterThe year 2000 fuel crisisThe WWII Dardanelles expeditionThe Barings Bank collapseThe Taurus Stock Exchange Project The Hillsborough tragedyThe King's Cross underground fireThe Millennium DomeThis 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.…
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- Title
- The Art of Decision Making : Mirrors of Imagination, Masks of Fate
- Author
- Colin Ed Drummond
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Aug 2001
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Neu
- Binding
- Buch
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0471497185
- ISBN 13
- 9780471497189
- Item weight
- 654 grams
- Dimensions
- 240x161x22 mm
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.
Examples showcased include:
The Hatfield rail crash
The Kursk submarine disaster
The Challenger disaster
The year 2000 fuel crisis
The WWII Dardanelles expedition
The Barings Bank collapse
The Taurus Stock Exchange Project The Hillsborough tragedy
The King's Cross underground fire
The Millennium Dome
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.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
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.
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