Stephen J. Hoch and Howard C. Kunreuther present a series of articles about making
decisions written by professors at the
Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. The articles describe how
decisions are made using an ideal scenario, and then offer practical suggestions on how to make better business decisions. The book is designed to help top
executives and managers use the latest methods of analysis and reasoning in decision making. Some may find this approach overly academic - in that many of the research findings are based on social laboratory experiments, statistical analysis and modeling - but if you’ve been making decisions based on guts, glory and a coin toss, the latest scholarship does offer some stronger strategies. getAbstract.com found several in this solid book that will be of great help to managers dealing with employees, executives formulating strategy and finance or compliance officers weighing corporate risks.