Making Tough Decisions: Tactics for Improving Managerial Decision Making (Jossey Bass Nonprofit & Public Management Series)

By Paul C. Nutt

Book Overview

Executive Program Book Club Selection Provides in-depth guidance for making tough decisions, that is, high-stake decisions surrounded by conflict and uncertainty. Details methods that help managers avoid the bias and habitual behavior that lead to poor decision making--and presents examples from public, private, and nonprofit organizations that show how to tailor these methods to different situations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555421385
• ISBN13: 9781555421380
• Release Date: May 1989
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 611 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Not for the faint of heart, but worth it if you hang in there

Ok, first let's be honest, this book is very long at 600+ pages, and the copyright is 1989, otherwise this is great. In fact, several chapters are brilliant and timeless. Of course there are a few that put me to sleep, but so what. Whenever you have 600 pages of anything, you're going to have a few of those. If you are looking to do research or drill down into not only what makes a tough decision, but the unique micro-qualifiers that decode decision making around uncertainty and the resultant behavior trends, then you'll love this book.