{"product_id":"crucial-decisions-irving-l-janis-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\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476780234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476780238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Irving L. Janis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980474614015,"sku":"9781476780238","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_99c3c767-f4ff-49e7-a585-d438d641163d.jpg?v=1683250112","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crucial-decisions-irving-l-janis-9781476780238","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}