Making better business decisions: understanding and improving critical thinking and problem-solving skills
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Thousand Oaks [u.a.]
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2002
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| Physical Description: | 167 S. Ill., graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 0761924221 0761924213 |
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1. Introduction 1
The Rational Decision Process 5
An Example of the Rational Decision Process 8
Bounded Rationality 15
Summary and Review 18
Part I: Internal Influences on Decision Making 21
2. Biological Factors Influencing Decisions 23
Summary and Review 33
3. Why We Don t Decide As We Should: The Influence of Want 35
Summary and Review 40
4. Judgmental Biases Influencing Decisions 41
Selective Perception 41
Impression Effects 48
Presentation Effects 51
Framing Effects 53
Escalation of Commitment Effects 58
Categorization Effects 61
Combating Judgmental Biases 72
Summary and Review 73
5. Perceptions of Risk and Decision Making 77
Uncertainty 78
Potential Gains and Losses 80
Information Framing 82
Personal Involvement 85
Summary and Review 86
Part II: Understanding and Improving Critical Thinking Skills 89
6. Thinking Critically: How We Know What We Know 91
Attitudes and Beliefs 95
Considering the Source 99
Considering Alternative Explanations 104
Testing the Facts 109
Enhancing Critical Thinking 116
Summary and Review 120
Part III: Understanding and Improving Creativity 121
7. Thinking Creatively 123
Personal Characteristics and Creativity 124
The Stages of Creativity 129
Improving Problem Identification 132
Improving Preparation 134
Improving Idea Generation 137
Improving Idea Validation 144
Improving Idea Verification 144
Enhancing Creativity 146
Summary and Review 146
8. Improving Our Decisions 149
References 155
Index 163
About the Author 167
List of Tables
Table 1.1: Decision-Making Difficulty 3
Table 1.2: Possible Criteria Weighting 9
Table 1.3: Examples of Decision Criteria Weighting 10
Table 1.4: Assessment of Alternatives 11
Table 1.5: Comparing Rational Decision Making and
Bounded Rationality 17
Table 1.6: Effective Use of Rational Problem Solving 19
Table 4.1: Avoiding Judgmental Biases 74
Table 5.1: Elements of Risk 79
Table 6.1: Examples of Euphemisms 99
Table 6.2: Examples of Relevant Tasks and Questions 119
Table 7.1: Characteristics Required for Creativity 128
Table 7.2: Tools for Creative Preparation 137
Table 7.3: Guidelines to Enhance Creativity 147
List of Figures
Figure 1.1: The Rational Decision Process 6
Figure 1.2: Assumptions of Rational Decision Making 15
Figure 2.1: Map of the Human Brain 26
Figure 4.1: Woman A 42
Figure 4.2: Woman B 44
Figure 4.3: Woman C 46
Figure 5.1: Risk and Decision Making 87
Figure 7.1: Thinking Creatively 125
Figure 7.2: Major Overlap Between Resources, Techniques, and
Motivation Resulting in High Creativity 130
Figure 7.3: Drawing Problem 142
Figure 7.4: One Solution to Drawing Problem 144
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