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9780761924227

Making Better Business Decisions : Understanding and Improving Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills

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  • ISBN13:

    9780761924227

  • ISBN10:

    0761924221

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-12-20
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

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This book will help you deal with the hundreds of decisions you are faced with every day. It will show you how: The mind processes information Biological, physiological, and psychological factors influence thinkingTo better prepare yourself to address probable influences on your decisionsTo unleash the creative potential in your mindThis book distills what behavioral science has discovered related to how people, especially those in business, make decisions. Making Better Business Decisions will enable decision-makers to: Recognize and focus on the truly important decisions that require critical thinking Analyze options more clearly and creativelyReduce decisional time and effortImprove judgement qualityAwareness and application of the material contained within will enable us not only to improve our own decisions, but will also provide the means for us to understand how and why others decide as they do.Applying,rational decisional techniques or intuition can most likely solve our everyday routine, repetitive, and minor problems. As decisions become more important and problems become more difficult, the energy required by critical thinking skills and creative problem solving can improve the quality of our thought processes and increase the likelihood of uncovering optimal solutions.

Author Biography

Steve Williams is Professor of Management, Assistant Dean, and former Director for the Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development at Texas Southern University

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Making Better Business Decisions
I. INTERNAL INFLUENCES ON DECISION MAKING
2. Biological Factors Influencing Decisions
3. Why We Don't Decide as We Should: The Influence of Want
4. Judgmental Biases Influencing Decisions
5. Perceptions of Risk and Decision Making
II. UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
6. Thinking Critically: How We Know What We Know
III. UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING CREATIVITY
7. Thinking Creatively
8. Improving Our Decisions
References
About the Author

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