Bøger af Helga Drummond

We make decisions, and these decisions make us and our organisations. And in theory, decision-making should be easy: a problem is identified, the decision-makers generate solutions, and choose the optimal one - and powerful tools are available to facilitate the task. This guide to decision making aims to improve decision-making in organisations.

How to be a Successful Entrepreneur deals with how to: generate ideas for business; exercise good judgement; get started and manage growth; solve problems, negotiate and develop self-knowledge.

The collapse of Barings' Bank was a commercial catastrophe that resonated worldwide, showing what kind of secrets can lie behind an apparently successful organization. This book challenges the myth that Barings 'must have known' that mischief was afoot. It is also suitable to those interested in social psychology, and organizational behaviour.

In a clear and engaging way, this book presents a holistic insight into the nature of risk and decision making, shedding new light on the reasons why the outcome of so many high profile cases and policy failures could have been different. It explores what the non--scientific disciplines add to onea s understanding of risk and uncertainty.