Management Decision-Making, Big Data and Analytics

Gressel, Simone; Pauleen, David J.; Taskin, Nazim

ISBN 10: 1526492008 / ISBN 13: 9781526492005

Published by SAGE Publications Ltd, 2021

pp. 176. Seller Inventory # 26377269262

Synopsis:

Accessible and concise, this exciting new textbook examines data analytics from a managerial and organizational perspective and looks at how they can help managers become more effective decision-makers.

The book successfully combines theory with practical application, featuring case studies, examples and a ‘critical incidents’ feature that make these topics engaging and relevant for students of business and management. 

The book features chapters on cutting-edge topics, including: 
• Big data 
• Analytics
• Managing emerging technologies and decision-making 
• Managing the ethics, security, privacy and legal aspects of data-driven decision-making 

The book is accompanied by an Instructor’s Manual, PowerPoint slides and access to journal articles. 

Suitable for management students studying business analytics and decision-making at undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA levels. 

About the Authors:

Simone Gressel

Simone Gressel (PhD) is a lecturer at The Hague University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. She has studied in Germany, the Netherlands, the United States, and completed her doctoral studies in Management and Information Systems in New Zealand. As part of the Management Analytics Decision Making group, her research aims at exploring the role of analytics and big data as well as human factors such as intuition and experience in the managerial decision-making process, and how a balance between both can be established. She has also held Director positions in the IT industry.

David Pauleen

David J. Pauleen (PhD) is professor of Technology Management at Massey University, New Zealand. His current research revolves around wisdom in management, personal knowledge management, knowledge management, cross-cultural management, emerging work practices, and virtual team leadership dynamics, communication and technology.  His work has appeared in numerous top journals including: Information Systems Journal (2018), Decision Sciences Journal (2018), Journal of Business Ethics (2019, 2013), Journal of Management Information Systems (2003-04), and Journal of Information Technology (2001).  He is editor of the book, Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Knowledge Management (2007), and co-editor of Personal Knowledge Management: Individual, Organizational and Social Perspectives (2010) and the Handbook of Practical Wisdom: Leadership, Organization and Integral Business Practice (2013). He has co-authored the book, Wisdom, Analytics and Wicked Problems: integral decision-making in the information age (2019). and is the co-editor of the Routledge Practical Wisdom in Leadership and Organization Series.

Nazim Taskin

Nazim Taskin is a Senior Lecturer at School of Management, Massey University, New Zealand. He holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies from University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Canada. His research interests include Enterprise Systems, Strategic IS/IT Alignment, Big Data and Analytics, Decision Making and Knowledge Management. Nazim has published in various journals, conferences including Australasian Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal of Electronic Commerce, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Business Strategy and the Environment, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS), Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), and European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS). He has co-authored a book chapter as well.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Management Decision-Making, Big Data and ...
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Publication Date: 2021
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New