Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Life Decisions - Brossura

Hammond, John S.; Keeney, Ralph L.; Raiffa, Howard

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ISBN 10: 0767908864 ISBN 13: 9780767908863

Casa editrice: Crown Pub, 2002

Riassunto

Experts on the art of high-stakes decision making offer readers the easy-to-follow PROACT (Problem, Objectives, Alternatives, Consequences, Trade-offs) process to improve ways to make business decisions, family decisions, and personal decisions. Reprint.

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Informazioni sull?autore

John Hammond, Ph.D., is a renowned management consultant and a former professor at both Harvard and MIT. Also the coauthor ofStrategic Market Planning, he lives in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Ralph Keeney, Ph.D.,is the author of Value-Focused Thinking and runs a consulting practice in San Francisco, where he lives. He is also a professor at the University of Southern California.Howard Raiffa, Ph.D., now professor emeritus , has taught the art and science of decision making and negotiations in the Schools of Business, Public Policy, Law, and Medicine at Harvard University for almost five decades. He is widely recognized as one of the founders of the field of decision sciences. He lives in Belmont, Massachusetts.

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should I live?
Is it time to switch careers?
What is the best course of action for me?

Decisions shape our experiences, from choosing which job offer to accept, to buying the right car, to selecting a good accountant. How do we know which choice is the smart one? How can we be consistent and confident in our decisions? In this book from the three leading authorities on decision-making, readers learn how to approach all types of decisions with a simple set of skills developed by professors from Harvard, MIT, and the University of Southern California.

Combining solid research with common sense and practical experience, this user-friendly guide shows readers how to assess deep-seated objectives, create a comprehensive set of alternatives, determine likely consequences, make tradeoffs, and grapple with uncertainty. Not only will readers learn how to make decisions, they will learn how to make the smartest decisions. For anyone ca

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Crown Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0767908864
• ISBN 13: 9780767908863
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 242
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile