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Value-focused thinking : a path to creative decisionmaking

Paperback • 1996 • English

Value-focused thinking : a path to creative decisionmaking

By Ralph L. Keeney

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This text argues that in decision-making a focus should be placed on the bottom-line objectives that give it its meaning. It states that through recognizing and articulating fundamental values, better decision opportunities can be identified, thereby creating better alternatives.The standard way of thinking about decisions is backwards, says Ralph Keeney: people focus first on identifying alternatives rather than on articulating values. A problem arises and people react, placing the emphasis on ...Show more

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ISBN

9780674931985

Publisher

London : Harvard University Press

Published year

1996

Language

English

Original title

Value-focused thinking : a path to creative decisionmaking

Format

Paperback

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