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| Note: Each chapter contains a Summary, Review and Discussion Questions, Notes, and Supplemental References | |
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| Foundations of Managerial Decision Making | |
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| An Overview of Decision Making Profile of a Decision Decision | |
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| Making and Problem Solving | |
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| The Significance of Decision | |
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| Making Decision Making: A Generic Process Decision Theory | |
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| The Scope of Decision Making | |
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| A Typology of Decisions | |
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| The Locus of Choice Managerial | |
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| Aspects of Decision | |
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| Making Perspectives on Managerial Decision Making | |
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| The Practice of Decision Making | |
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| The Decision-Making Process | |
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| Nature of the Process | |
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| Setting Managerial Objectives | |
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| Searching for Alternatives | |
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| Comparing and Evaluations Alternatives | |
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| The Act of Choice | |
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| Implementing Decisions Follow-up and Control | |
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| Rational Decision Making Rational Verses Nonrational Behavior | |
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| The Concept of Maximizing Behavior | |
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| The Case for Maximizing Behavior | |
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| The Case Against Maximizing Behavior | |
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| The Concept of Satisficing Behavior | |
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| The Case for Satisficing Behavior | |
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| The Case Against Satisficing Behavior | |
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| Values for Decision Making | |
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| The Concept of Values | |
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| The Hierarchy of Values | |
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| Classification of Values | |
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| Managerial Values | |
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| Ethical Behavior Value | |
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| Conflicts Value Judgments | |
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| Interdisciplinary Aspects of Managerial Decision Making | |
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| Eclectic Approaches to Decision Making | |
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| Decision-Making Models | |
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| Behavioral Disciplines for Decision Making | |
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| Quantitative Disciplines for Decision Making | |
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| The Fusion of Behavioral and Quantitative | |
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| Disciplines for Decision Making | |
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| The Psychology of Decision Making | |
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| Personality in Decision Making | |
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| Willingness to Accept Risk in Choice Behavior | |
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| Perception in Decision Making Subconscious | |
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| Influences on Decision Making | |
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| The Sociology of Decision | |
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| Making Profile on a Group | |
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| Theories of Group Behavior | |
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| Group Norms and Conformity Group Structure | |
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| Group Communication Characteristics of Effective Groups | |
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| Groupthink Group Decision-Making Perspectives | |
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| Group Decision-Making Profiles | |
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| The Social Psychology of Decision | |
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| Making Individual Verses Group Decision | |
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| Making Conflict in Decision | |
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| Making Participation in Decision | |
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| Making Gender Differences and Similarities in Decision Making | |
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| Political Aspects of Decision Making | |
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| A Profile of Power | |
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| The Managerial Decision-Making Class | |
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| Conceptual Foundations of Political Power | |
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| Profiles of Political Power in Decision Making | |
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| Dimensions of Managerial Decision-Making | |
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| Power Constraints on Managerial Decision Making Power | |
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| Foundations of Strategic Decision Making | |
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| Strategic Decision Perspectives | |
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| The Nature of Strategic Decisions | |
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| The Environment of Strategic Decision | |
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| Making Uncertainty in Strategic Decision | |
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| Making The Concept of Strategic Gap | |
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| The Variations of Strategic Gap | |
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| The Strategic Decision-Making Process | |
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| Strategic Decision Success | |
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| A Profile of Decision Success | |
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| Determinants of Strategic Decision Success | |
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| A Model for Strategic Decision Success | |
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| A Composite Approach to the Evaluation of Strategic Decision Success | |
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| Implementing Strategic Decisions | |
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| Case Set No. 1: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Iranian Hostage Crisis | |
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| The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Perspective | |
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| The Decision-Making Process in the Cuban Missile Crisis | |
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| Special Evaluation of the Cuban Missile Crisis | |
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| The Iranian Hostage Crisis: A Perspective | |
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| The Decision-Making Process in the Iranian Hostage Crisis | |
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| Comparative Case Determinants of Strategic Decision Success | |
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| Comparative Case Classification of Strategic Decision Success | |
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| Case Set No. 2: The Chrysler Bailout | |
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| Decision and the Challenger Disaster | |
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| The Chrysler Bailout Decision: A Perspective | |
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| The Strategic Gap at Chrysler | |
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| The Decision-Making Process in the Chrysler Bailout Decision | |
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| The Challenger Disaster: A Perspective | |
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| The Decision-Making Process in the Challenger Disaster | |
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| Comparative Case Determinants of Strategic Decision Success | |
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| Comparative Case Classifications of Strategic Decision Success | |
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| Case Set No. 3: General Motors and Philip Morris | |
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| General Motors: A Perspective | |
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| The Strategic Gap at General Motors in 1978 | |
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| The Decision-Making Process at General Motors | |
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| Philip Morris: A Perspective | |
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| The Strategic Gap at Philip Morris in 1984 | |
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| The Decision-Making Process at Philip Morris | |
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| Comparative Case Determinants of Strategic Decision Success | |
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| Comparative Case Classifications of Strategic Decision Success | |
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| Case Set No. 4: The Walt Disney Company | |
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| The Walt Disney Company: A Perspective | |
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| The Strategic Gap at Disney in 1990 | |
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| The Decision-Making Process for Eurodisney | |
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| The Strategic Gap at Disney in 1995 | |
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| The Decision-Making Process for Capital Cities/ABC | |
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| Comparative Case Determinants of Strategic Decision Success | |
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| Comparative Case Classifications of Strategic Decision Success | |