Why Decisions Fail Avoiding the Blunders and Traps That Lead to Debacles

Name: Why Decisions Fail Avoiding the Blunders and Traps That Lead to Debacles
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ISBN: 9781576751503

ISBN-10: 1576751503

ISBN-13: 9781576751503

Edition: 2002

Authors: Paul C. Nutt

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This text tells the stories behind the stories of such famous debacles as the Firestone tyre recall, the Millennium Dome, EuroDisney, The Denver International Airport, Shell's disposal of the Brent Spar and Barings Bank.

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/15/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.28" long x 0.86" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface


The Decision Debacles



Blunders that Launch a Decision Debacle



Traps that Catch Decision Makers



Decision-Making Processes Prone to Success and Failure



Traps in Failing to Lead the Effort with Agreed-Upon Claims



The Traps in Unmanaged Social and Political Forces



Traps in Misleading Directions



Traps in Limited Search and No Innovation



The Traps in Misusing Evaluation



Ethical Traps



Learning Traps



The Lessons: Avoiding the Blunders and Traps



The Decision-Making Research Project



Estimating Risk



Citations for the Debacles


References and Selected Readings


Index


About the Author