Overview
- Presents a general heuristic decision-making procedure for complex problems
- Focuses on analyzing the problem and on developing and assessing potential solution
- Includes a case study which illustrates how the proposed decision-making procedure is applied in practice
- Offers executives an approach to solving complex problems systematically and successfully
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Decision Problems and Decision-Making Procedures
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A General Heuristic Decision-Making Procedure
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Special Problems and Approaches to Solve Them
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Back Matter
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About this book
Making decisions is certainly the most important task managers are faced with, and it is often a very difficult one. This book offers a procedure for solving complex decision problems step by step. Unlike other texts, the book focuses on problem analysis, on developing potential solutions, and on establishing a decision-making matrix.
In this fourth edition of the book, published under a new title, the authors present simplified, actionable guidelines that can be easily applied to the individual steps in the heuristic process.
The book is intended for decision-makers at companies, non-profit organizations and in public administration whose work involves complex problems. It will also benefit students and participants in executive courses.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Grünig is Professor of Business Administration at the University of Fribourg and Lecturer in Strategic Management in various postgraduate programs in Switzerland and abroad. He is also member of the Board or strategy consultant for different Swiss companies.
Prof. Dr. Richard Kühn is the founder and former director of the “Institute for Marketing and Strategic Management” at the University of Bern. He works as member of the Board and business consultant for important Swiss companies. He is the author of numerous publications in marketing and strategic management.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Solving Complex Decision Problems
Book Subtitle: A Heuristic Process
Authors: Rudolf Grünig, Richard Kühn
Translated by: Claire O'Dea, Anthony Clark, Maude Montani
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53814-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-53813-5Published: 22 June 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-57163-7Published: 15 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-53814-2Published: 13 June 2017
Edition Number: 4
Number of Pages: XVII, 193
Number of Illustrations: 122 b/w illustrations
Additional Information: Originally published with the title "Successful Decision-Making - A Systematic Approach to Complex Problems"
Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership, Operations Research/Decision Theory