Whatever it Takes: The Realities of Managerial Decision Making

McCall Jr., Morgan; Kaplan, Robert

ISBN 10: 0139521364 / ISBN 13: 9780139521362

Published by Pearson, 1989

About this Item

All pages and cover are intact. Dust jacket included if applicable, though it may be missing on hardcover editions. Spine and cover may show minor signs of wear including scuff marks, curls or bends to corners as well as cosmetic blemishes including stickers. Pages may contain limited notes or highlighting. "From the library of" labels may be present. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set packaging may be missing. Bundled media e.g., CDs, DVDs, access codes may not be included.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Whatever it Takes: The Realities of Managerial Decision Making
• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0139521364
• ISBN 13: 9780139521362
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

A rich, realistic, and useful analysis of the problems of decision making in an organization. This text introduces the student to the more important concepts of both organization theory and decision theory as they apply to managing decisions.

From the Back Cover

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 managers when they make decisions. As a result, this book is filled with insights that one wants to savor and reflect on further. The authors fill this book with practical advice and rules of thumb that will be of value to those involved in decision making. As these two reasons suggest, the book should appeal to both researcher and practitioner."

Robert J. Bies
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
Kellogg Graduate School of Management
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

"The writing style is crisp and down-to-earth. The authors tell it like it is, giving the in-house politics and existential absurdity of decision-making equal time in a refreshing departure from recent ideological treatments of corporate excellence. McCall and Kaplan weave together findings from research and quips from harried, real-life managers about the decision-making problems that confront them."

William J. Rothwell, Ph.D
HRD Program
Illinois Office of the Auditor General

"This is an excellent book. Probably the most readable and engaging discussion of decision making I have seen in a while. A most welcome and refreshing change from the alternatives available on the market."

Vasu Ramanujam
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio