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BL
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962787
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b717157
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| Main Entry
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Altier, William J.
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| Title & Author
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The thinking manager's toolbox : : effective processes for problem solving and decision making /\ William J. Altier.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, ©1999.
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1 online resource (ix, 219 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0198030258
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: 6610833281
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: 9780198030256
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: 9786610833283
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0195131967
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9780195131963
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-214) and index.
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| Contents
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Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Setting the Scene; 1. Thinking Battles -- Winning and Losing; 2. Change: The Name of the Game; 3. Process Expertise -- A Critical Managing Skill; Part II: The Basic Toolbox; 4. Situation Assessment; 5. Decision Analysis; 6. Implementation Planning; 7. Potential Problem/Opportunity Analysis; 8. Problem Analysis; Part III: The Advanced Toolbox; 9. On the Role of Meetings; 10. Specialized Decision Analysis Tools; 11. Potential Future Change -- Opportunities and Disasters; 12. On Creativity; Appendix: Problem-Solving Worksheets; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G.
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| Abstract
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In this indispensable book, a widely experienced business consultant provides a complete set of analytical tools essential to successful trouble-shooting, effective planning, and making better decisions faster, more confidently, and more often. How can you help your company solve a problem in just a few days that's been plaguing managers for three months? How can you bring a room of executives to a consensus on a critical decision that the CEO and his committee have been wrestling with for years? Of course, this is easier said than done. Indeed, not a week goes by without a major business medi.
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Decision making.
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Management.
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Problem solving.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Decision-Making Problem Solving.
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Decision making.
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Management.
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Problem solving.
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Besluitvorming.
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Management.
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Probleemoplossing.
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| Dewey Classification
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658.4/03
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HD30.29.A48 1999eb
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| Parallel Title
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Effective processes for problem solving and decision making
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