by Robert T. Clemen (1996)
Here's a straightforward book that teaches the fundamental ideas of decision analysis - without an overly technical explanation of the mathematics used in management science. This new Second Edition of Making Hard Decisions, by Robert T. Clemen, continues to provide readers with a thoroughly enjoyable, easy-to-understand text. The book emphasizes the practical application of decision analysis through interesting case studies and useful exercises that represent the broad range of fields and industries that benefit from systematic decision analysis. Making Hard Decisions also contains up-to-date coverage of modern computer applications. Special attention to the role of the computer in decision analysis, as well as descriptions of the many software packages available - like DPL, Excel, and Data - make this book a handy resource.
Peter F. Drucker
Discusses the new economic forces that affect lives and livelihoods, today's changing people and their workplace surroundings, the newest management concepts and practices, and the shape of evolving organizations as they respond to increasing tasks and responsibilities.
Jacob Engwerda
"LQ Dynamic Optimization and Differential Games is an assessment of the state of the art in its field and the first modern book on linear-quadratic game theory, one of the most commonly used tools for modelling and analysing strategic decision making problems in economics and management." "LQ Dynamic Optimization and Differential Games offers a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of this extensively used class of economic models, and will appeal to applied mathematicians and econometricians as well as researchers and senior undergraduate/graduate students in economics, mathematics, engineering and management science."--Jacket.
Christopher Gelpi
"A major departure from mainstream security studies, this book mounts a thoughtful challenge to realist theories of crisis bargaining. It tests the proposition that normative standards of behavior influence state actions in security-related conflicts. Specifically, it examines the construction of bilateral norms as the settlements of security-related disputes and the effects these settlements have on subsequent interactions over the same issue."--BOOK JACKET.
S.A. El-Swaify and D.S. Yakowitz
Multiple Objective Decision Making for Land, Water and Environmental Management explores the following major themes: Relevance of multiple objective decision support systems (MODSS) for addressing user needs, various sectors of society, and different levels of clientele; MODSS methodologies, tools, components, and integration; economic, social, cultural, and policy issues and applications (including risk assessment, conflict resolution, and sustainable development); and applicability to global and regional issues, especially in Asia and the Pacific, including degradation processes in small island ecosystems and major river basins and competitive uses of water for agriculture and aquaculture. This book represents a forum for those interested in transforming available information into quantitative aids that facilitate decision making and offer viable solutions. It illustrates the diversity of perspectives and points of view in managing the natural resource base of our global community.