Decision-Making & Problem Solving

We are told from a young age that we should strive to make the right decisions, but we aren't taught exactly how to do this. Every day, we make over 35,000 decisions in our personal and professional lives. How many of those decisions do you get right? ...

We are told from a young age that we should strive to make the right decisions, but we aren't taught exactly how to do this. Every day, we make over 35,000 decisions in our personal and professional lives. How many of those decisions do you get right? ...

Decisions is a concise and easy-to-read introduction to a highly significant and intriguing topic. The concepts and analyses presented in the book provide useful tools for those who want to understand decision processes or effectively influence their...

With contributions from some of the top academics and scientists in the field, Advanced Studies in Multi-Criteria Decision Making presents an updated view of the landscape of Decision Sciences, current research topics, the interaction with other sciences...

Interest in applying analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to sales and marketing has grown dramatically, with no signs of slowing down. This book provides essential guidance to apply advanced analytics and data mining techniques to...

Have you ever experienced a decision situation that was hard to come to grips with? Did you ever feel a need to improve your decision-making skills? Is this something where you feel that you have not learned enough practical and useful methods? In that...

Presenting an alternative to traditional models of centralized crisis management, this book makes the case for decentralizing crisis response and building resilience where it matters most, and provides an accessible, pragmatic approach for doing so. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780968491416Author Donna M LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Sorach, IncorporatedPublisher Sorach, IncorporatedWeight(grams) 327g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781544511535Author John RogersFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Lioncrest PublishingPublisher Lioncrest PublishingWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

Interest in applying analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to sales and marketing has grown dramatically, with no signs of slowing down. This book provides essential guidance to apply advanced analytics and data mining techniques to...

A new look at delivering effective shareholder value from Peter Kontes, a true leader in the world of strategic management In The CEO, Strategy, and Shareholder Value, Peter Kontes, a true leader in the strategic management field, outlines the key to...

Strategy Express is the fast track route to mastering the essential aspects of strategy. It covers all the fundamentals of successful strategy, from developing a compelling vision to knowing your customers, and from fostering creativity to making it...

In this major reference work, top scholars in the field of strategic management present major ideas and theories in the field drawing on their own research and special expertise. It offers complete coverage of the field of strategic management. It...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982134723Author Dan HeathFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Avid Reader Press / Simon & SchusterPublisher Avid Reader Press / Simon &...

“Cuban [explains] what it means to have ‘the edge,’ the necessary drive to forego the confines of a comfortable job, triumph over setbacks, and build a successful company.” —Business Insider“Exceeded . . . expectations.” —Huffington PostNow celebrating...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423246640Author Lita EpsteinPage Count 6Imprint Quickstudy Reference GuidesPublisher Quickstudy Reference GuidesWeight(grams) 136g

This book is about action learning in the service of social action and social change. The contributors are all engaged in developing new approaches to the wicked problems found in the world today, including the climate emergency, the circular economy,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781774630136Author Suchismita SatapathyFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Apple Academic PressPublisher Apple Academic PressWeight(grams) 156g

Departing from the sociological dual process model that divides thoughts into automatic and unconscious, or deliberate and conscious occurrences, this book draws on empirical cases to demonstrate the existence of “automatic deliberation.” Through...

People with minimal math skills, and even those with advanced math skills, have difficulty grasping the intuitive concepts behind Statistical Process Control (SPC). Many practitioners do not understand the concepts behind Control Charts, the differences...

The Microeconomics of Wellbeing and Sustainability: Recasting the Economic Process explores the civil economy tradition in economic thought. Gaining increasing consensus worldwide, this alternative-not heterodox-view of the economic process and agents...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143137009Author Richard H ThalerFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Penguin BooksPublisher Penguin BooksWeight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780369387899Author David EhrlichmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 458Imprint ReadHowYouWantPublisher ReadHowYouWantWeight(grams) 576gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

"How can I keep knowledge from walking out the door when employees leave?" This pressing question is insightfully answered in this landmark book. Operational knowledge has never been more critical to organizational success. Knowledge loss from...

Remain competitive by offering more accessible, affordable, and relevant information technologies that meet mass-market needs Technology at the Margins demonstrates that by making IT more accessible, affordable, and relevant, new mass markets can be...

Here's what experts had to say about the First Edition: "McCall and Kaplan have written a book that is stimulating, challenging, exciting, and provocative. The authors combine excellent writing with a textured understanding of the problems that confront...

What are your chances of living through the next 24 hours? This week? This month? This decade? Will your job kill you? Your car kill you? Your spouse kill you? Will your own bad habits kill you? Or will a rogue asteroid just kill us all? Each time you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781459749023Author Bill BishopFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Dundurn Group LtdPublisher Dundurn Group Ltd

This book examines historical evidence for the success and failure of strategic decisions over the last thirty years, and considers why there are so many strategic moves which are subsequently reversed, and indeed why the failure rate of many strategic...

This concise textbook provides a comprehensive and clear overview of the theory and practice of creative problem solving from a management perspective.The book works step by step through the creative thinking process. Beginning with theoretical...

Making decisions just got easier You make decisions all the time in everyday life: what to eat, what clothes to wear, with whom you spend your leisure time and how you spend your money. In your business life you are also constantly making decisions: the...

A company exists to make profit, and everything it does is a step towards that goal. Many firms are trying to get closer to their customers, but few realise how crucial this is to corporate value. Indeed, the long-term value of a company is perhaps best...

A hands-on, analytics road map for health industry leaders The industry-wide transformation taking place across the health and life sciences ecosystem is mandating that organizations adopt new decision-making capabilities, based on science and...

Empowerment Evaluation in the Digital Villages analyzes a $15 million community change initiative designed to bridge the digital divide in East Palo Alto, East Baltimore, and San Diego. Involving a partnership between Hewlett-Packard, Stanford...

Anil K. Gupta, Vijay Govindarajan, and Haiyan Wang are among the most distinguished experts in the field of globalization. In The Quest for Global Dominance they present the lessons from their twenty-year study of over two hundred corporations. They...

Strategic Management delivers an insightful, clear, concise introduction to strategy management concepts and links these concepts to the skills and knowledge students need to be successful in the professional world. Written in an accessible Harvard...

Although many leaders acknowledge and invest in creativity, we seldom see it hold a credible place in the business development process. Creativity at Work takes a practical approach to creativity, showing how to select practices to produce results and...

Plain English guidance for strategic business analytics and big data implementation In today's challenging economy, business analytics and big data have become more and more ubiquitous. While some businesses don't even know where to start, others are...

In the e-business economy, managers are faced with too much data and too little meaningful information about markets, customers, products, company operations and finances. Their greatest challenge is to identify, manage and use the right information to...

Three decades ago competitiveness was unheard-of; today it has taken the world by storm. But what is it? And will it last? In Top Class Competitors Stephane Garelli - professor at IMD business school where he is also head of the World Competitiveness...