Quantitative Methods For Decision Makers
Language: English
Published by Financial Times Pitman Publishing, 1997
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563 pages. Dog-earned. Owner's name on flyleaf.As a manager, developing a good understanding of the business analysis techni ques at your disposal is crucial. Knowing how and when to use them and what thei r results really mean can be the difference between making a good or bad decisio n and, ultimately, between business success and failure. Quantitative Methods fo r Decision Makers covers everything you need to know for an introductory quantit ative methods course. Relating techniques directly to real-life business decisio ns in private and public sector organisations, it is particularly well-suited to MBA students who will be applying quantitative methods in day-to-day managerial decision-making. Thoroughly revised and with an ever-more reader-friendly desig n in this fifth edition, key features of the book include: Student Activities wi th a solutions Appendix Fully worked examples and exercises supported by Excel d ata sets QMDM in Action case studies illustrating how real-life organisations be nefit from the use of quantitative techniques. A chapter on financial decision-m aking. A companion website provides data sets and (for Instructors only) fully-w orked solutions for the Exercises in the book. Wisniewski makes numerical and st atistical concepts understandable and brings them to life using excellent scenar ios and case studies. This book was a valuable resource during my MBA studies an d I am encouraging all my non-statistical colleagues and anyone who works with s tatistics or performance measurement data to read this book! - Brian J Pickett, Assistant Director, Local Government Data Unit, Wales. Mik Wisniewski is Senior Research Fellow at Strathclyde Business School in Scotland. He also works as a f reelance management consultant with clients including PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Sc.…
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- Title
- Quantitative Methods For Decision Makers
- Author
- Mik Wisniewski
- Publisher
- Financial Times Pitman Publishing
- Publication year
- 1997
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0273624040
- ISBN 13
- 9780273624042
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Dimensions
- 24.7cm x 3.0cm x 19.0cm
- Seller catalogs
- Business
Focusing on the practical uses of the techniques, the text encompasses a mixture of quantitative methods including data presentation and analysis techniques and basic operational research models. The author focuses on specific quantitative skills development and provides the manager with a detailed overview of how
such techniques fit into the wider management process.
A real-life case study appears at the end of each chapter along with a fully worked exam-style example. Solutions to student activities appear at the end of the text.
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As a manager, developing a good understanding of the business analysis techniques at your disposal is crucial. Knowing how and when to use them and what their results really mean can be the difference between making a good or bad decision and, ultimately, between business success and failure.
Quantitative Methods for Decision Makers covers everything you need to know for an introductory quantitative methods course. Relating techniques directly to real-life business decisions in private and public sector organisations, it is particularly well-suited to MBA students who will be applying quantitative methods in day-to-day managerial decision-making.
Thoroughly revised and with an ever-more reader-friendly design in this fifth edition, key features of the book include:
- Student Activities with a solutions Appendix
- Fully worked examples and exercises supported by Excel data sets
- “QMDM in Action” case studies illustrating how real-life organisations benefit from the use of quantitative techniques
- A chapter on financial decision-making
A companion website at www.pearsoned.co.uk/wisniewski provides data sets and (for Instructors only) fully-worked solutions for the Exercises in the book.
Wisniewski makes numerical and statistical concepts understandable and brings them to life using excellent scenarios and case studies. This book was a valuable resource during my MBA studies and I am encouraging all my non-statistical colleagues and anyone who works with statistics or performance measurement data to read this book! - Brian J Pickett, Assistant Director, Local Government Data Unit, Wales
Mik Wisniewski is Senior Research Fellow at Strathclyde Business School in Scotland. He also works as a freelance management consultant with clients including PriceWaterhouseCoopers, ScottishPower and Shell, and a variety of public sector organisations in the UK and internationally.
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