The Executive Strategist: An Armchair Guide to Scientific Decision-Making

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Pub. Date: 2000-12-01
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Table of Contents

A Word in Advancep. vii
By Way of Introductionp. 1
Farewell to the Snap Decisionp. 13
The Standard Gamble and Other Ploysp. 25
The Four Basic Decision Situationsp. 39
Fact or Fiction From Figuresp. 53
The Gentle Art of the Small Bitep. 65
Should You Chance It?p. 75
Concepts of Controlp. 87
Branches in a Patternp. 97
Quicken the Queuep. 109
Monte Carlop. 123
When is Enough Enough?p. 137
Meeting the Demandp. 155
How to Tackle a Smart Opponentp. 169
The Needle in the Haystack and Other Dilemmasp. 181
Symbolic Logic, Systems, and Cyberneticsp. 197
Formulating Your Executive Strategyp. 211
Strategy Briefs for Executive Actionp. 225
Some Further Readingp. 241
Indexp. 245
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