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Print Resources: Decision Making

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Books on Decision Making

 

Anderson, E. (1993). Value in ethics and economics. Cambridge, MA: Harvard
University Press. BD 232 .A48 1993

Ariely, D. (2008). Predictably irrational: The hidden forces that shape our decisions.
New York, NY: Harper. HB 74 .P8 .A75 2008 Also a CD.

Badaracco, J. (2016). Managing in the gray: 5 timeless questions for resolving your hardest problems at work
   Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press. Walsh College Troy New Books (HD31.2.B33 2016 )

 Baker, B. M. (2007). A conceptual framework for making knowledge actionable through
   capital formation. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Dissertation Services. HD 30.2 .B35 2007 (on Reserve)

Bazerman, M. H. (1994). Judgment in managerial decision making. New York, NY: John
Wiley. HD 30.23 .B38 1994

Beach, L. R. (Ed.). (1996). Decision making in the workplace: A unified perspective.
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. HD 30.23 .D3825 1996

Beach, L. R. (1993). Making the right decision: Organizational culture, vision, and
planning.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. HD 30.23 .B4 1993

Bennett, M. D. (2006). A field guide to good decisions: Values in action. Westport, CN:
Praeger Publishers. HD 30.23 .B462 2006

Betsch, T., & Haberstroh, S. (2005). The routines of decision making. Mahwah, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. E-book

Bhushan, N. (2004). Strategic decision making: applying the analytic hierarchy process.
New York, NY: Springer. E-book

Binda Zane, E. (2016).  Effective decision-making: How to make better decisions under uncertainty and pressure.  [Place of publication not identified]: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform (HD30.23.B56 2016)

Brafman, O. (2008). Sway: The irresistible pull of irrational behavior. New York, NY:
Doubleday. BF 441 .B725 2008 (CD also available)

Brandon, J., & Morris, D. (1997). Just don’t do it! Challenging assumptions in
business.
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. HD 58.8 .B72 1997

Buchholz, R. A. (1989). Fundamental concepts and problems in business ethics.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. HF 5387 .B83 1989

Chaffee, J. (2006). Thinking critically. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. B 105 .T54 .C42 2006

Cusumano, M. A., & Markides, C. C. (Eds.). (2001). Strategic thinking for the next economy.
San Francisc, CA: Jossey-Bass. HD 30.23 .S768 2001

Danner, G. E. (2015). Profit from science: Solving business problems using data, math, and the scientific process.
   New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. (HD30.29D36 2015)

 Dressler, L. (2006). Consensus through conversation: How to achieve high-commitment 
   decisions. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers. HD 30.23 .D737 2006

Folino, D. F. (1997). The agile manager’s guide to making effective decisions. Bristol,
VT: Velocity Business Publications. E-book

Goodwin, P., & Wright, G. (1991). Decision analysis for management judgment.
Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. HD 30.23 .G66 1991)

Guy, M. E. (1990). Ethical decision making in everyday work situations. New York, NY:
Quorum Books. HF5387 .G89 1990

Harvard business essentials: Decision making: 5 steps to better results. Boston, MA: Harvard
Business School Press. HD 30.23 .H3687 2006

Hoch, S. J., Kunreuther, H. G., & Gunther, R.E. (Eds.). (2001). Wharton on making
decisions
. New Yor, NYk: Wiley. HD 30.23 .W5 2001

Hodgkinson, G. P., & Starbuck, W. H. (Eds.). (2008). The Oxford handbook of
organizational decision making
. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. HD 30.23 .O96 2008

Hodgson, K. (1992). A rock and a hard place: How to make ethical business decisions
when the choices are tough
. New York, NY: American Management Association. HF
5387 .H63 1992

Hoenig, C. (2000). The problem solving journey: Your guide to making decisions and
getting results.
Cambridge, MA: Perseus. BF 449 .H64 2000

Ivancevich, J. M., Lorenzi, P., Skinner, S. J. (with Crosby, P. B.). (1994). Management:
quality and competitiveness.
Burr Ridge, IL: Irwin. HD 30.23 .I9 1994

Kallman, E. A., & Grillo, J. P. (1996). Ethical decision making and information
technology: An introduction with cases
. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. T58.5 .K34

Kellerman, B. (2004). Bad leadership: What it is, how it happens, why it matters. Boston, MA:
Harvard Business School Press. HD 57.7 .K47

Ketola, J., & Roberts, K. (2003). Correct! Prevent! Improve!: Driving improvement
through problem solving and corrective and preventive action
. Milwaukee, WI:
ASQ Quality Press. HD 31 .K4616 2003

Kidder, R. M. (1994). How good people make tough choices. New York, NY: Morrow. HF
5387 .K52 1994

Klein, G. (1998). Sources of power: How people make decisions. Cambridge, MA: MIT
Press. HD 30.23 .K456 1998

Koller, G. (2005). Risk assessment and decision making in business and industry: A
practical guide
(2nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: Chapman & Hall/CRC. HD 61 .K63
2005

Kourdi, J. (2003). Business strategy: A guide to effective decision making. London:
Economist/Profile Books. HD 30.28 .K68 2003

Loewenstein, G., Read, D., and Baumeister, R. (Eds.). (2003). Time and decision:
Economic and psychological perspectives on intertemporal choice
. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation. BF 448 .T55 2003

March, J. G. (1994). A primer on decision making: How decisions happen. New York, NY:
The Free Press. HD 30.23 .M368 1994

Martin, R. L. (2007). The opposable mind: How successful leaders win through integrative thinking. Boston, MA: Harvard School Press. HD 57.7 .M39248 2007

Montgomery, H., Lipshitz, R., & Brehmer, B. (Eds.). (2005). How professionals make
decisions
. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. E-book

Mowen, J. C. (1993). Judgment calls: High-stakes decisions in a risky world. New
York, NY: Simon & Schuster. HD 30.28 .M69 1993

Nosich, G. M. (2005). Learning to think things through: A guide to critical thinking
across the curriculum.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. LB 1590.3
.N67 2005 (in Doctoral Materials)

Nutt, P. C. (2002). Why decisions fail: Avoiding the blunders and traps that lead to
debacles.
San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers. HD 30.23 .N883 2002

Paul, R. (2004). The thinker’s guide to the nature and function of critical and creative
thinking.
Dillon Beach, CA: Foundation for Critical Thinking. BF 408 .P32 2004

Ruggiero, V. R. (2007). The art of thinking: A guide to critical and creative thought (8th
ed.). New York, NY: Pearson Longman. BF 441 .R84  2007

Simon, J. L. (2001). Developing decision-making skills for business. Armonk, NY: M.E.
Sharpe, 2001. HD 30.23 .S556 2001

Shapira, Z. (Ed.). (1997). Organizational decision making. New York, NY: Cambridge
University. HD 30.23 .O744

Simon, H. A. (1997). Administrative behavior: A study of decision-making processes in
administrative organizations
. New York: Free Press. HD 31 .S55 1997

Sims, R. P. (1994). Ethics and organizational decision making: A call for renewal.
Westport, CN: Quorum Books. HF 5387 .S57 1994

Spitzer, Q., & Evans, R. (1997). Heads, you win!: How the best companies think. New
Yor, NYk: Simon & Schuster. HD 30.23 .S688 1997

Thaler, R. H. (2008). Nudge: Improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness.
New Haven, CN: Yale University Press. HB 74 .P8 .T53 2008

Yates, J. F. (2003). Decision management: How to assure better decisions in your
company
. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. HD 30.23 .Y39 2003

Zand, D. E. (1997). The leadership triad: Knowledge, trust, and power. New York, NY:
Oxford University Press. BF 637 .L4 .Z36 1997

Zane, E. B. Effective decision-making: How to make better decisions under uncertainty and pressure. Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. (HD30.23 B56 2016)


Subjects to Search:
Business ethics
choice (psychology)—economic aspects
critical thinking
decision-making
decision-making—psychological aspects
decision-making—moral and ethical aspects
group decision making
judgment
leadership
problem solving
rationalism
reason
reasoning
value(s)

Rev. 2017 KR