Uncertainty and Behaviour: Perceptions, Decisions and Actions in Business

ISBN-13: 9780367669713 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 152 str.

Melanie E. Kreye

Opis

Uncertainty affects us in our everyday lives, and in a wide range of situations but how do individuals and indeed organisations respond to uncertainty and how does it impact their decision-making and actions? Based on the latest developments in academic research, the author offers solid advice on how to manage uncertainty in every-day life, brin

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction  Part I. People and Uncertainty: Perceiving uncertainty  Chapter 2. Expressing uncertainty  Chapter 3. Accepting uncertainty  Chapter 4. Deciding under uncertainty  Chapter 5. Acting on uncertainty.  Part II. Organisations and Uncertainty  Chapter 6. Organisations and uncertainty types  Chapter 7. Uncertainty and time  Chapter 8. Uncertainty in organisational decision making  Chapter 9. Organisational actions based on uncertainty  Chapter 10. Conclusions

O autorze

Melanie E. Kreye is an Assistant Professor at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in the Department of Management Engineering. She received her PhD from the University of Bath, UK, and finished her undergraduate degree at the Technical University of Chemnitz in Germany. She researches and has published in the area of uncertainty in business and management, particularly its impact on organisational decision-making and on service operations.