An edition of Why Decisions Fail (2002)

Why decisions fail

avoiding the blunders and traps that lead to debacles

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An edition of Why Decisions Fail (2002)

Why decisions fail

avoiding the blunders and traps that lead to debacles

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Why decisions fail critiques 15 infamously bad decisions that became public debacles. Including the Firestone tire recall and Quakers failed acquisition of Snapple, the author examines how these mistakes could have been avoided and explains how any organizations decision-making process can be improved to prevent such failures. 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 failure-prone or questionable tactics. He identifies these key errors and suggests alternatives that have proven successful.

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English
Pages
332

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Why decisions fail: avoiding the blunders and traps that lead to debacles
2002, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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Why Decisions Fail
July 15, 2002, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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Table of Contents

Blunders that launch a decision debacle --
Traps that catch decision makers --
Decision-making processes prone to success and failure --
Traps in failing to lead the effort with agreed-upon claims -- -- The
traps in unmanaged social and political forces --
Traps in misleading directions --
Traps in limited search and no innovation -- -- The
traps in misusing evaluation --
Ethical traps --
Learning traps -- -- The
lessons : avoiding the blunders and traps.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-318) and index.

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San Francisco, CA

Classifications

Library of Congress
HD30.23 .N883 2002, HD30.23.N883 2002

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 332 p. :
Number of pages
332

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL15540185M
Internet Archive
whydecisionsfail0000nutt
ISBN 10
1576751503
LCCN
2001043678
OCLC/WorldCat
47922809
Library Thing
125598
Goodreads
1550929

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