Wharton on Making Decisions

by Stephen J. Hoch (Editor), Robert E. Gunther (Primary Contributor), Howard C. Kunreuther (Editor)

Perspectives from leaders in decision science at Wharton
Organized in part through Wharton's Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, the book assembles leading researchers from Wharton's business faculty who demonstrate how to apply the latest approaches in decision-making from four personal, managerial, negotiator, and consumer. Each chapter describes how decisions are actually made, presents the ideal scenario, and then provides practical suggestions for improvement. The subjects range from when consumers will choose variety, integrating intuition into decisions, and applying game theory and strategic decisions, to decision factors in negotiations and how choices are made about insurance and health care.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Management

352 pages, Paperback

First published March 16, 2001

Reviews

[Stanley]

Excellent insights into the inner workings of the previous administrations. Definitely recommend that everyone read this book and educate themselves about what's actually going On and use this information to make their own future decisions and judgements.

[Jeffrey]

An entertaining sweep on decision-making across different research concentrations.

[Jorie]

I think I'm just not Wharton material. I didnt get much to apply just a long boring read.

[dv]

Clear and comprehensive, but seldom really useful.