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Reference no. 6389BC
Authors: (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 22 pages
Topics: Decision analysis; Decision theory; Group decision making; Human behavior; Negotiations
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Abstract

Human behavior plays an important role in any decision-making process. Some behaviors can hinder people's ability to make effective decisions. This chapter describes a number of the decision traps that threaten good decision making and raises awareness of the foibles that lead us to making bad decisions. This chapter is excerpted from ‘Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results'.
Book chapter
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Reference no. 6310BC
Authors: (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 10 pages
Topics: Change management; Decision making; Risk assessment
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Book chapter
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Reference no. 6334BC
Authors: (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 13 pages
Topics: Decision making; Decision theory; Framing; Teams
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Book chapter
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Reference no. 6341BC
Authors: (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 16 pages
Topics: Alternatives; Brainstorming; Conflict; Creativity; Decision theory; Problem solving
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Book chapter
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Reference no. 6365BC
Authors: (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 17 pages
Topics: Alternatives; Conflict; Group decision making; Implementation; Objectives
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Book chapter
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Reference no. 6372BC
Authors: (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 23 pages
Topics: Group decision making; Risk assessment; Uncertainty
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Book chapter
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Reference no. 6396BC
Authors: (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 15 pages
Topics: Decision making; Group behavior; Group decision making; Groupthink; Influence; Social awareness
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Book chapter
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Reference no. 6402BC
Authors: (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 15 pages
Topics: Competitive decision making; Decision analysis; Decision theory; Group decision making; Organizational development
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Book chapter
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Reference no. 6570BC
Authors: (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 21 pages
Topics: Decision analysis; Decision making; Decision theory; Organizational behavior; Teams
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Reference no. 6594BC
Authors: (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 30 pages
Topics: Alternatives; Decision making; Decision trees; Financial analysis; Priorities; Tradeoff analysis
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Abstract

Human behavior plays an important role in any decision-making process. Some behaviors can hinder people's ability to make effective decisions. This chapter describes a number of the decision traps that threaten good decision making and raises awareness of the foibles that lead us to making bad decisions. This chapter is excerpted from ‘Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results'.

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Reference no. 6310BC
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Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 10 pages
Topics: Change management; Decision making; Risk assessment
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Reference no. 6334BC
Authors: (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 13 pages
Topics: Decision making; Decision theory; Framing; Teams
View full details
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Reference no. 6341BC
Authors: (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 16 pages
Topics: Alternatives; Brainstorming; Conflict; Creativity; Decision theory; Problem solving
View full details
Book chapter
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Reference no. 6365BC
Authors: (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 17 pages
Topics: Alternatives; Conflict; Group decision making; Implementation; Objectives
View full details
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Reference no. 6372BC
Authors: (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 23 pages
Topics: Group decision making; Risk assessment; Uncertainty
View full details
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Reference no. 6396BC
Authors: (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 15 pages
Topics: Decision making; Group behavior; Group decision making; Groupthink; Influence; Social awareness
View full details
Book chapter
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Reference no. 6402BC
Authors: (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 15 pages
Topics: Competitive decision making; Decision analysis; Decision theory; Group decision making; Organizational development
View full details
Book chapter
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Reference no. 6570BC
Authors: (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 21 pages
Topics: Decision analysis; Decision making; Decision theory; Organizational behavior; Teams
View full details
Book chapter
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Reference no. 6594BC
Authors: (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2006
Length: 30 pages
Topics: Alternatives; Decision making; Decision trees; Financial analysis; Priorities; Tradeoff analysis
View full details