The Art of High-stakes Decision-making: Tough Calls in a Speed Driven World - Hardcover

Murnighan, K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471415766 ISBN 13: 9780471415763

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2001

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A highly readable guide with a method for avoiding mistakes when making decisions that will affect the future of your business The Art of High Stakes Decision Making takes readers to the most important crossroads in business with dozens of real-life scenarios. Engaging "you are there" stories teach how to focus on the core issues involved in high stakes decision making. The authors share powerful tools for cutting through the psychological and emotional barriers to making the best decisions. Each chapter concludes with a set of fundamental principles for successfully navigating each stage of the SCRIPTS method, an acronym that outlines a seven-step process for making tough choices under the gun. J. Keith Murnighan, PhD (Evanston, IL), is the Harold H. Hines, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Risk Management at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. John C. Mowen, PhD (Stillwater, OK), is Regents Professor and Noble Chair of Marketing Strategy at Oklahoma State University's College of Business Administration.

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J. KEITH MURNIGHAN is the Harold H. Hines Jr. Distinguished Professor of Risk Management at Northwestern's prestigious Kellogg School of Management. He is a specialist in decision--making and negotiations. JOHN C. MOWEN is Regents Professor and Noble Chair of Marketing Strategy at Oklahoma State University. He specializes in managerial and consumer decision--making.

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Time is critical . . . the facts are unclear . . . your business, people's careers, even lives may hang in the balance--and you have to make a decision!

Do you downsize in critical financial times? Should you take your business public or should you hold off? Do you report the unethical behavior of your boss? When it comes to tricky situations like these, flipping a coin just won't cut it.

The Art of High-Stakes Decision-Making takes the guesswork out of difficult choices with a proven, reliable process for analyzing complex, high-risk decisions. The SCRIPTS method features a set of easy-to-remember steps to structure your decision-making in the face of tough calls.

The power of SCRIPTS is illustrated through dramatic true stories in which real people are pushed to the limits of their decision-making abilities. You'll meet the brewpub owners who only had a few weeks to decide whether to go public; the airline pilot who suddenly realized that he was flying straight into a mountain; and the general who had a chance to end the American Civil War after only one year of fighting.

Through these stories and many others, you'll learn how to search for potential problems and opportunities, identify their causes, and assess risks and rewards. You'll also find out how to use your intuition without letting your emotions short-circuit the process. And you'll discover how biases may color your attitudes toward particular options, find ways to consider divergent perspectives, and learn how to avoid making hasty decisions-- even when time is short. Plus, this eye-opening guide provides a simple, three-step procedure for putting it all together and making your decision.

Whether you face a crucial career question, a risky opportunity, or a difficult negotiation, The Art of High-Stakes Decision-Making helps you consider all of the relevant factors and make decisions that are timely, confident, and, most importantly, right.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0471415766
• ISBN 13: 9780471415763
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288
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