Decision Behaviour, Analysis and Support

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-521-70978-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 500 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 935 g

Behavioural studies have shown that while humans may be the best decision makers on the planet, we are not quite as good as we think we are. We are regularly subject to biases, inconsistencies and irrationalities in our decision making. Decision Behaviour, Analysis and Support explores perspectives from many different disciplines to show how we can help decision makers to deliberate and make better decisions. It considers both the use of computers and databases to support decisions as well as human aids to building analyses and some fast and frugal tricks to aid more consistent decision making. In its exploration of decision support it draws together results and observations from decision theory, behavioural and psychological studies, artificial intelligence and information systems, philosophy, operational research and organisational studies. This provides a valuable resource for managers with decision-making responsibilities and students from a range of disciplines, including management, engineering and information systems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

French, Simon

Maule, John

Papamichail, Nadia

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Kybernetik, Systemtheorie, Komplexe Systeme
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Interdisziplinär Systemtheorie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Entscheidungstheorie, Sozialwahltheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of figures
List of tables
List of case vignettes
List of abbreviations and notation
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Behavioural decision studies
3. Decision analysis and support
4. Information and knowledge management
5. Artificial intelligence and expert systems
6. Operational research and optimisation
7. Decision analysis and multiple objectives
8. Decision analysis and uncertainty
9. Issue formulation and problem structuring
10. Strategic decision analysis
11. Groups of decision makers
12. Organisational decision support
13. Societal decision making
14. Decision support systems
15. Conclusions
Index
Bibliography.

Über Autor(innen)

French, Simon
Simon French is Professor of Information and Decision Sciences at Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester.

Papamichail, Nadia
Nadia Papamichail is Senior Lecturer in Information and Decision Systems at Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester.

Maule, John
John Maule is Professor of Human Decision Making and Director of the Centre for Decision Research at Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds.

Simon French is Professor of Information and Decision Sciences at Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester.

John Maule is Professor of Human Decision Making and Director of the Centre for Decision Research at Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds.

Nadia Papamichail is Senior Lecturer in Information and Decision Systems at Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester.