Managerial Decision Making

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Department of Manager Studies

Synopsis:

Introduction to managerial decision-making, decision processes and their structure, rational problem solving approaches, basic methods of decision-making under certainty, risk and uncertainty, risk management, group decision-making and choice of decision-making style.

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No prerequisites.

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Study Objective:

Rational procedures for solving decision problems, basic methods and instruments of decision-making under certainty, risk or uncertainty. Approaches to risk management, choice of suitable decision-making styles, and application of theoretical knowledge to solving business decision problems.

Study materials:

Fotr, J.- Dědina, J.- Hrůzová, H.: Manažerské rozhodování, Praha, Ekopress 2000. ISBN 80-86119-20-3. Hrůzová, H. - Richter, J. - Švecová, L.: Manažerské rozhodování (cvičebnice s řešenými příklady), VŠE 2001, ISBN 80-245-0211-9. HAMMOND, John S. - KEENEY, Ralf L. - RAIFFA, Howard: Smart Choices. A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions. VEBER, Jaromír a kol.: Management. Základy, prosperita, globalizace, Praha, Management Press 2000, ISBN 80-7261-029-5. FOTR, Jiří.: Podnikatelský plán a investiční rozhodování, Praha: Grada, 1999, ISBN 80-7169-812-1. JAGO, Artur - VROOM, Victor: The New Leadership: Managing Participation in Organizations, 1988, ISBN 0-13-615030-6.

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