Why decisions fail : avoiding the blunders and traps that lead to debacles

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Why decisions fail : avoiding the blunders and traps that lead to debacles

Paul C. Nutt

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2002

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Why Decisions Fail critiques 15 infamously bad decisions that became public debacles. The author examines how these mistakes could have been avoided and explains how any organization's decision-making process can be improved to prevent such failures. Author Paul Nutt began by looking at 400 decisions made by top managers involving such topics as products and services, pricing and markets, personnel policy, technology acquisition, and strategic reorganization. Analyzing how each decision was made, he determined that two out of three decisions were based on failureprone or questionable tactics. He identifies these key errors and suggests alternatives that have proven successful.

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  • NCID
    BA61161288
  • ISBN
    • 1576751503
  • LCCN
    2001043678
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    San Francisco
  • Pages/Volumes
    xv, 332 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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