{"product_id":"crucial-decisions-9781476780238","title":"Crucial Decisions","description":"\u003cb\u003eIrving Janis, one of the world's leading authorities on decision making, presents a comprehensive analysis that shows corporate executives, government and organizational policymakers, and general managers how to avoid making critical errors and ensure quality in making vital decisions.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eUsing cogent evidence and illustrations from studies of top-level policymakers in government, business, and public welfare organizations, Janis shows how the likelihood of failure is substantially reduced if sound procedures of information search, appraisal, and planning are used.\u003c\/b\u003e He alerts executives to the preconditions, precipitating events, and catalysts that create situations where the most dangerous error of decision making--relying on simplistic decision rules--often occurs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy following the four essential steps outlined by Janis, policymakers can adopt \"vigilant problem solving,\" the high-quality procedural strategy for arriving at policy decisions When policymakers utilize the vigilant problem solving approach, they are likely to take full account of the various constraints involved in a situation and may even seek out additional information about them. Consequently, the risk of failure, especially in critical situations, is substantially lowered. Janis' highly acclaimed decision making strategies give a powerful advantage to managers in all kinds of organizations, from the smallest family business to the largest corporation and government agency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Irving L. Janis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476780238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJanis, Irving L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Irving L. Janis is adjunct professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale, and author of two landmark books: \u003ci\u003eGroupthink\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDecision Making\u003c\/i\u003e with Leon Mann.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45142360588403,"sku":"9781476780238","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_34d1175f-28f1-4cd7-8f90-3762354c22bc.jpg?v=1782819058","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/crucial-decisions-9781476780238","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}