Book description
We make decisions, and these decisions make us and our organisations.
And in theory, decision-making should be easy: a problem is identified,
the decision-makers generate solutions, and choose the optimal one - and
powerful mathematical tools are available to facilitate the task. Yet if
it is all so simple why do organisations, both private and public
sector, keep making mistakes - the results of which are borne by
shareholders, employees, taxpayers and ultimately society at large? This
guide to decision making. by leading decision science academic Helga
Drummond, aims to improve decision-making in organisations. It explores
how and why decisions go awry in the first place - and offers practical
advice on what decision-makers can do to counter the psychological,
social and other forces that can undermine individual judgment and pull
organisations off course. Full of examples of good and bad
decision-making from around the world, it will make readers think more
clearly about decisions big and small. We make decisions, and these
decisions make us and our organisations. And in theory, decision-making
should be easy: a problem is identified, the decision-makers generate
solutions, and choose the optimal one - and powerful mathematical tools
are available to facilitate the task. Yet if it is all so simple why do
organisations, both private and public sector, keep making mistakes -
the results of which are borne by shareholders, employees, taxpayers and
ultimately society at large? This guide to decision making. by leading
decision science academic Helga Drummond, aims to improve
decision-making in organisations. It explores how and why decisions go
awry in the first place - and offers practical advice on what
decision-makers can do to counter the psychological, social and other
forces that can undermine individual judgment and pull organisations off
course. Full of examples of good and bad decision-making from around the
world, it will make readers think more clearly about decisions big and
small.
