Making Decisions

Harvard Business Review

ISBN 10: 1422128717 / ISBN 13: 9781422128718

Published by Harvard Business Review Press, US, 2008

About this Item

As a manager, you make countless decisions every day. Some are straightforward, such as assigning a team member to a project. Others are far more complex, such as determining how to handle an under-performing product line. How can you boost the odds of making the best decisions for your organization? Treat decision-making as a process. This volume reveals key strategies for handling each step in the process. You'll find out how to: * Generate a diverse set of alternative courses of action for the decision at hand * Assess the feasibility, risks, and ethical implications of each alternative * Select the best course of action * Communicate your decision and carry it out.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Decisions
• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press, US
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1422128717
• ISBN 13: 9781422128718
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 113 grams

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Synopsis

As a manager, you make countless decisions every day. Some are straightforward, such as assigning a team member to a project. Others are far more complex, such as determining how to handle an under-performing product line. How can you boost the odds of making the best decisions for your organization? Treat decision-making as a process.

This volume reveals key strategies for handling each step in the process. You'll find out how to:
· Generate a diverse set of alternative courses of action for the decision at hand
· Assess the feasibility, risks, and ethical implications of each alternative
· Select the best course of action
· Communicate your decision and carry it out

About the Author

David A. Garvin is the C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, where he specializes in the field of general management. For over 20 years he has studied and taught the principles of organizational learning, business and management processes, and the design and leadership of large, complex organizations. He is the author or co-author of nine books, including General Management: Processes and Action, Learning in Action, Education for Judgment, and Managing Quality, as well as twenty-five articles and four videotape series. He is a three-time winner of the McKinsey Award, given annually for the best article in Harvard Business Review.