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