decision making

Welcome to the 'decision making' tag page at Technorati. This page features content from the farthest reaches of the Blogosphere that authors have "tagged" with 'decision making'.

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “decision making”

• Time is up for short-term thinking in capitalism (Al Goreleoni Alert)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
  Why do investors and business leaders continue to focus on the short-term and ignore the fact that businesses that think long-term end up more competitive and profitable? Behavioural economists believe they have the answer: our brains are hard-wired to think short-term because evolution has rewarded serial short-term ...
  5 hours ago

• Boot Licking Obamanite Does Not Change The Facts

  
  OPNTALK — Authority: 134
  From The Emails 11-27-09 Hey folks, "I agree with this. I know you want to Blame Obama for the death of our soldiers in Afghanistan. But I would rather place the blame where it rightfully deserves to be. That is with the nonthinking gut reactionary decision making by Bush that got us into this to begin with." ...
  10 hours ago

• Happy

  
  gary scott — Authority: 430
  Thanksgiving
  23 hours ago

• Is The Paradox Of Choice Really A Paradox? —Given the choice, how much choice would you like?

  
  Simoleon Sense — Authority: 560
  H/T Peter Sullivan Click Here To Read: Is The Paradox Of Choice Really A Paradox? Introduction (Via Tim Harford) Is more choice better? Ten years ago the answer seemed obvious: Yes. Now the conventional wisdom is the opposite: lots of choice makes people less likely to choose anything, and less happy when ...
  1 day ago

• The Team of Trust

  
  Pawel Brodzinski on Software Project Management — Authority: 116
  One of my recent posts triggered Glen to start a discussion which touched, among others, processes and lack of them in some situations. We went through a few of situations discussing how our teams deal with them. As I was describing how we currently work one thing struck me: how much we trust each other when it ...
  2 days ago

• A controversial use of taxpayer funds

  
  Practical Ethics — Authority: 119
  The health care reform bill currently being debated in the United States has re-ignited controversy there over abortion, and in particular over the availability of federal government funding to pay for the procedure. Earlier this month, the House of Representatives...
  2 days ago

• Boulder financial decision making conference, abstracts due Dec 15, 2009

  
  Decision Science News — Authority: 110
  FIRST ANNUAL BOULDER SUMMER CONFERENCE ON CONSUMERS’ FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING What: First Annual Boulder Summer Conference on Consumers’ Financial Decision Making When: June 27-29, 2010 Where: Hotel Boulderado, Boulder, Colorado Deadline: Abstract SubmissionDecember 15, 2009 Decision Science News was at the ...
  2 days ago

• Inside Islam: What A Billion Muslims Really Think

  
  The Islamic Workplace — Authority: 128
  Dear  Reader,How many times have you heard the following: “Islam has nothing to do with democracy,” “Muslims are violent,” “They oppress women?” In partnership with Unity Productions Foundation, the makers of a new PBS documentary “Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think,” Link TV broadcasts ...
  2 days ago

• Satisfaction in Choice as a Function of the Number of Alternatives: When “Goods Satiate” but “Bads Escalate”

  
  Simoleon Sense — Authority: 560
  If you enjoyed reading the Paradox of Choice this paper highlights some interesting experiments analyzing decision making under alternatives Click Here To Read: Satisfaction in Choice as a Function of the Number of Alternatives: When “Goods Satiate” but “Bads Escalate” Abstract (Via Reutskaja) ...
  2 days ago

• Deciding Analytically or Trusting your Intuition? The Advantadges and Disadvantadges of Analytic and Intuitive Thought

  
  Simoleon Sense — Authority: 560
  Lots on System 1 and System 2 decision making…def a great paper for the Mauboussin followers. Click Here To Read: Trusting your Intuition? The Advantadges and Disadvantadges of Analytic and Intuitive Thought Abstract (Via Pompeu Fabra) Recent research has highlighted the notion that people can make ...
  2 days ago

• On ignoring scientific evidence: The bumpy road to enlightenment

  
  Simoleon Sense — Authority: 560
  I’m starting to like this Hogarth guy….I highly recommend reading the excerpts below. Click Here To Read: On ignoring scientific evidence: The bumpy road to enlightenment Abstract (Via Hogarth) It is well accepted that people resist evidence that contradicts their beliefs. Moreover, despite their ...
  2 days ago

• Entrepreneurial Success and Failure: Confidence and Fallible Judgment

  
  Simoleon Sense — Authority: 560
  The key to this paper is as follows, if an entrepreneur wants to reduce his/her odds of success they should reduce skill uncertainty and accept fallibility. Aka focus on practicing a skill, defining a circle of competence, and understand that good processes can lead to occasional poor outcomes. *Post Dedicated to Dan ...
  2 days ago

• When “hope springs eternal”: The role of chance in risk taking

  
  Simoleon Sense — Authority: 560
  Here we go….. Click Here To Read: When Hope Springs Eternal: The Role Of Chance In Risk Taking Abstract (Via Natalia Karelaia, Hogarth) In most naturally occurring situations, success depends on both skill and chance. We contrast experimental market entry decisions where payoffs depend on skill as opposed ...
  2 days ago

• Monday Morning Quarterbacking: The Case of the Hindsight Bias

  
  Goal Posts — Authority: 396
  In last weeks blog, we analyzed Bill Belichicks decision to go for it on 4th down and 2 late in the game vs. Indianapolis. This was an unconventional but statistically sound decision. When the move didnt work, Belichick received considerable criticism. Many called it the worst coaching decision he had ever made. Thats ...
  2 days ago

• Economic Business Slowdown? Humbug!

  
  Hal Alpiar's Blog — Authority: 127
  Everyone else is slowing down,                                                            so now’s the time to speed up!                                                    The holiday buzz is ...
  2 days ago

• Washington Post pulls out of Los Angeles

  
  gary scott — Authority: 430
  The Washington Post plans to shutter its bureaus in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago, Politico reported today . Six correspondents will be affected, including Pulitzer Prize-winner Barton Gellman. All have been offered jobs back in Washington, DC. From Politico: Executive editor Marcus Brauchli informed staff that ...
  2 days ago

• Making Money Online In Just 60 Seconds

  
  Business Leader Success Articles — Authority: 120
  On average most people who use the internet will spend about three to four hours a day online. Their time will be made up of several activities during those three to four hours. Thirty percent of their time will be involved with their mailbox, reading new mail, answering messages, sending new messages and deleting ...
  3 days ago

• Hectic Holiday Reminders

  
  Hannah Morgan — Authority: 515
  Every year I promise myself to be done with my Christmas shopping by Thanksgiving.  I guess that isnt going to happen this year...again.  What ends up happening after Thanksgiving is a jam-packed, every-weekend-is-busy schedule.  I came across a list of 10 thoughts on living whole in this months issue of Body + ...
  3 days ago

• Cloud computing and the build vs. buy question

  
  IT Leadership — Authority: 421
  Cloud-based, SaaS, outsourced - although the barrier to entry for outsourced services seems to be lower than it was in the past, Scott Lowe wants to make sure that due diligence and complete analyses are performed before jumping in with both feet. ...
  3 days ago

• Today’s BOOMING Business Economy!

  
  Hal Alpiar's Blog — Authority: 127
  You must be dreaming!                                                            Today’s economy is GREAT!                                                               Dear business ...
  3 days ago

Comments about decision making