Whatever it Takes: The Realities of Managerial Decision Making

176 pages. 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 decis ions. Editorial Reviews From the Publisher Realistic, practical look at manage rial decision making. Provides a framework for understanding how decisions get m ade and problems get solved and gives advice on how to be more effective. 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 p rovocative. The authors combine excellent writing with a textured understanding of the problems that confront managers when they make decisions. As a result, th is 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, th e book should appeal to both researcher and practitioner. Robert J. Bies Assis tant Professor of Organizational Behavior Kellogg Graduate School of Management Northwestern University Evanston, IL The writing style is crisp and down-to-ea rth. The authors tell it like it is, giving the in-house politics and existentia l 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 dec ision-making problems that confront them. William J. Rothwell, Ph.D HRD Progra m Illinois Office of the Auditor General This is an excellent book. Probably t.…