Making critical decisions a practical guide for nonprofit organizations ; features an easy-to-use matrix for effective decision making
List of tables and exhibits -- Acknowledgments -- The authors -- Introduction -- About decision making -- The art and science of decision making: putting theory into practice -- What works -- What doesn't work -- Reacting versus responding -- Responding versus reacting -- Borrowing from busines...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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San Francisco, Calif.
Jossey-Bass
c 2008
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| Ausgabe: | 1. ed. |
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| Online Zugang: | Table of contents only Contributor biographical information Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | List of tables and exhibits -- Acknowledgments -- The authors -- Introduction -- About decision making -- The art and science of decision making: putting theory into practice -- What works -- What doesn't work -- Reacting versus responding -- Responding versus reacting -- Borrowing from business: due diligence in decision making -- What investors do -- Defining due diligence -- Staging implementation to reduce risk -- A consistent approach to critical decisions -- Managing critical decisions: the who, what, and how -- Who decides? -- What choices? -- How do you put it all together -- Enter the matrix: introducing an effective tool -- The matrix: framing the decision -- The rows: weighting the due diligence criteria -- The columns: scoring the due diligence criteria -- Using the matrix for binary decisions -- Using the matrix for choices among similar options -- Using the matrix for choices among dissimilar options -- Making critical decisions -- Stage one: feasibility -- The seductive nature of new ideas -- Common feasibility decisions -- The feasibility matrix -- Stage two: pilot -- Piloting the feasible decision -- Designing the pilot project -- The pilot matrix -- Stage three: implementation -- From pilot to implementation -- A good implementation plan -- The implementation matrix -- Stage four: cutback -- Dimensions of cutting back -- The cutback matrix -- Putting the matrix to work -- Boards of directors -- Executive directors -- Managers -- Funders -- Consultants -- The decision-making guide -- Assessing the decision -- Working through the matrix -- Appendix: staff renewal decisions -- Notes -- Further reading -- Index |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XVI, 237 S. graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 9780787976361 978-0-7879-7636-1 |