New Directions for Organization Theory: Problems and Prospects
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    		New Directions for Organization Theory: Problems and Prospects
    Jeffrey Pfeffer
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    ASIN: 0195114345

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    In New Directions for Organization Theory, Jeffrey Pfeffer offers a comprehensive analysis and overview of the field of organization theory and its research literature. This work traces the evolution of organization studies, particularly its more recent history, and highlights the principle concepts and controversies characterizing the study of organizations. Pfeffer argues that the world of organizations has changed in several important ways, including the increasing externalization of employment and the growing use of contingent workers; the changing size distribution of organizations, with a larger proportion of smaller organizations; the increasing influence of external capital markets on organizational decision-making and a concomitant decrease in managerial autonomy; and increasing salary inequality within organizations in the US compared both to the past and to other industrialized nations. These changes and their public policy implications make it especially important to understand organizations as social entities. But Pfeffer questions whether the research literature of organization studies has either addressed these changes and their causes or made much of a contribution to the discussion of public policy. New Directions for Organization Theory provides a clear, accessible summary of the current state of organization studies, skillfully synthesizing diverse research and presenting it in an orderly, insightful manner. It offers suggestions for the development of the field, including a call to focus more on issues of design and to use the ability to understand real phenomena to help distinguish among theoretical approaches. A major scholar in the field of organization theory, Jeffrey Pfeffer offers a perspective on its current state that will be of interest and value to scholars and graduate students interested in organizations.
    Game Theory and Business Applications (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science)
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      		Game Theory and Business Applications (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science)

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      In the last twenty-five years, game theory has been applied to a growing number of practical problems: from antitrust analysis to monetary policy; from the design of auction institutions to the structuring of incentives within firms; from patent races to dispute resolution. The purpose of Game Theory and Business Applications is to expand these applications of game theory into a broad and meaningful view of the way business decisions can be modelled and analyzed. The chapter contents embrace a wide variety of business functions - from accounting to finance, to operations, to strategy, and to organizational design. In addition, specific application areas include numerous kinds of market competition, bargaining, auctions and competitive bidding. All of these applications involve competitive decision settings, specifically situations where a number of economic agents in pursuit of their respective self-interests take actions that together affect all of their fortunes. In the language of game theory, players take actions consistent with the given `rules of the game,' and these joint actions determine final outcomes and payoffs. As this volume demonstrates, game theory provides a compelling guide for business strategy.
      The first section of this volume discusses game-theoretic applications in four functional areas of business: finance, accounting, operations management and information systems, and organization design. The second section considers competitive strategies in `imperfect' markets. Using cooperative and non-cooperative game-theoretic approaches, these four chapters consider various topics: spatial competition, signaling of product quality, trust and cooperation in ongoing relationships, strategic behavior in bargaining, and the `balance of power' between the firm and its buyers and suppliers. The last section of the book deals in detail with auctions and competitive bidding institutions. The emphasis is on the contributions of game theory to both auction theory and practice. Topics considered include optimal auctions, bidder collusion, and the design of institutions for selling the radio spectrum and trading electrical power.
      The Science of Decision Making: A Problem-based Approach Using Excel
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      		 The Science of Decision Making: A Problem-based Approach Using Excel
      Eric V. Denardo
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      Provides the reader with a perspective on the efficient operation of complicated systems.
      * Spreadsheets are used to employ and teach techniques.
      * Includes the facets of probability that relate to decision making.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Best OR book for beginners on the market -- by far!.......2005-01-12

      Professor Denardo's textbook is written in absolutely the most crystal clear way possible and is thus not only completely accessible to beginners. It can also serve as a bridge for those with less mathematical background into OR and economics at the higher mathematical level.

      The chapters on linear programming at the beginning of the book show the reader the intuitive reasoning of the simplex method. In the third-to-last chapter of the book, Denardo introduces the requisite matrix algebra (again his exposition of this is a complete gem for someone who didn't quite "get" linear algebra before reading this book), and then he shows the actual algorithm for simplex method in the second-to-last chapter. the final chapter is about LP duality and its extensions to things like general equilibrium, the Max-flow-min-cut, and other applications. Denardo's extensive use of excel in these chapters is done in a way that is a huge aid to the student's understanding.

      I should also note that the chapters on game theory, integer programming, and dynamic programming are excellent for the introductory student.

      My one complaint is that this book needs a sequel. Denardo is an excellent writer, and I would love to see an advanced general OR text, which uses the last chapters of this introductory book as a point of departure.
      Optimal Control Theory: Applications to Management Science and Economics
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      		 Optimal Control Theory: Applications to Management Science and Economics
      Suresh P. Sethi , and Gerald L. Thompson
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      ASIN: 0387280928

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      Sethi and Thompson have provided management science and economics communities with a thoroughly revised edition of their classic text on Optimal Control Theory. Central to the book is its extraordinarily wide range of optimal control theory applications. Chapter 5 covers finance; Chapter 6 considers production and inventory problems; Chapter 7 covers marketing problems; Chapter 9 treats machine maintenance and replacement; Chapter 10 deals with problems of optimal consumption of natural resources (renewable or exhaustible); and Chapter 11 discusses a number of applications of control theory to economics. The book has been successfully used as a professional reference tool and as a graduate course book. Its usefulness lies in its emphasis on building applied models of realistic problems faced in a variety of business management situations.

      The new edition has been completely refined with careful attention to the text and graphic material presentation. In Chapter 3, models have been added that use mixed (control and state) constraints, current value formulations, and terminal conditions. Chapter 4 now covers more advanced material on pure state constraints as they relate to mixed constraints. Each of these chapters contains new results that were not available when the first edition was published.

      Another important change is the expansion of the material on stochastic optimal control theory, which has become the new Chapter 13. This new chapter provides a brief introduction to stochastic optimal control problems, and it contains formulations of simple stochastic models in production, marketing and finance, and their solutions.

      Optimal control methods are used to determine optimal ways to control a dynamic system. The theoretical work in this field serves as a foundation for the book, which the authors have applied to business management problems developed from their research and classroom instruction.

      Customer Reviews:

      3 out of 5 stars Technical Paper Rollup.......2005-02-08

      Book is essentially a compendium of technical papers on specific economics topics subject to the application of Control Theory. The book includes a robust set of useful state equations and associated optimality problem statements, but I would have appreciated a more general discussion of the application of control theory to management science that ties all of the book's subjects together into a single, cohesive framework. The book focuses almost exclusively on the trees rather than the forest. As such, it is best suited as a supplement for graduate-level studies.

      5 out of 5 stars An extremely good textbook.......2003-03-27

      This is a very good textbook for subjects on optimal controls with management science applications. I have adopted this as a textbook and students love it. Illustrative figures and diagrams are sufficiently provided, and materials are carefully explained.
      The use of the commonly available Excel program to solve TPBVPs at the end of Chapter 2 is suitable for the ever increasing demand of "multimedia teaching". I have not seen any other optimal control textbook include such a set of Excel instructions in such a simple and elegant way.
      Moreover, the authors made a set of chapter-by-chapter power point files available on the web to supplement the text book for classroom teaching.
      I am giving 5 stars to this book anytime.
      Theory of Constraints
      Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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      		 Theory of Constraints
      Eliyahu M. Goldratt
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      Theory of Constraints walks you through the crucial stages of a continuous program: the five steps of focusing; the process of change; how to prove effect-cause-effect; and how to invent simple solutions to complex problems. Equally important, the author reveals the devastating impact that an organization's psychology can have on the process of improvements. Theory of Constraints is a crucial document for understanding what it takes to achieve manufacturing breakthroughs.

      Customer Reviews:

      1 out of 5 stars Don't Buy This Book.......2006-11-01

      "The Goal" was a great book but Goldratt is trying to continue to cash in on that success with this book. It is remarkably poorly written and an absolute waste of time. Not one new useful piece of knowledge in this book.

      2 out of 5 stars How much repetition and advertisement do we need to pay for?.......2005-11-04

      After reading this book I felt that I paid some good money for repetition, advertisement and teaching of how to get your company to send you to do some course work. This is not what I was looking for.

      5 out of 5 stars Loved it - for software development!.......2005-05-16

      Software development is much like discrete manufacturing--as I learned from this great book. It's a tiny bit cheesy but the writing is ultimately effecting in cementing strong lessons for project and corporate management.

      4 out of 5 stars How to Get Your Company To Use TOC.......2004-02-24

      This book has recieved mixed review, likely because it isn't so much an explaination of TOC or how to do TOC, as it is how to get your company to use TOC. The book explains how TOC fits into the bigger pictures of science, organizations, and business. Then explains how to introduce TOC into a company so it will be supported by top management with enough force to obtain "critical mass" and become part of the organization. If you use this book to properly introduce TOC to your company, it will be very helpful. If you use this book for any other purpose, you will most likely be very disappointed.

      5 out of 5 stars (Un ) commonsense.......2000-08-08

      Commonsense is said to be not very common! Hence this book and the theory that can be put to use to achieve dramatic results. One question that a reader is likely to encounter in reading this is whether to read "The Goal" before reading this book. I feel that it does not matter as long as you finished reading both. In fact Mr Goldratt relies heavily on several chapters of "The Goal" to illustrate the theory.

      Whatever the nature of business, Throughput, Operating Expenses and Inventory are the parameters on which managers grabble with and try to gain control. Theory of Constraints (TOC) puts all these in an excellent framework, defines their relationship and suggests methodologies for achieving globally optimal solutions for the Organization.

      Excellent reading ; revisit this book when in doubt!
      Operations Management: Theory and Problems (Mcgraw Hill Series in Management)
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        Joseph G. Monks
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        Strategic Decision Making: Applying the Analytic Hierarchy Process (Decision Engineering)
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          Navneet Bhushan , and Kanwal Rai
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          Problems with high stakes, involving human perceptions and judgements, and whose resolutions have long-term repercussions, call for a rational approach to their solution. Strategic Decision Making provides an effective, formal methodology that gives assistance to such strategic level decision making problems. Focusing on applying the AHP to decision-making problems in engineering, Strategic Decision Making explores the three main endeavours of human existence: business, defence and governance. Many years of successfully applying Strategic Decision Making in these domains have created extensive results covering many complex planning, resource, allocation and priority setting problems throughout industry and business. Case studies drawn from years of successful, practical application experience. Discusses applications of decision making for real life problems. Worked examples and solutions to problems throughout. The reader will gain comprehensive exposure to the extent of assistance that a formal methodology, such as AHP, can provide to the decision maker in evolving decisions in complex and varied domains. Decision makers, in business and industry around the world, will find this valuable for practical use as a working tool.
          Decision Analysis, Location Models, and Scheduling Problems
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            		Decision Analysis, Location Models, and Scheduling Problems
            H.A. Eiselt , and C.-L. Sandblom
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            The book presents a unified treatment of decision analysis, location theory and scheduling, with topics ranging from multicriteria decision-making, multiattribute utility theory, classical decision analysis and game theory, to location and layout planning, and to project and machine scheduling. While the emphasis of the book is on models and applications, the most important methods and algorithms, exact as well as heuristic, are described in detail and illustrated by numerical examples. The formulations and the discussion of a large variety of models provide insight into their structures, allowing the user to better evaluate the solutions to the problems.

            Decision Aids for Selection Problems (Springer Series in Operations Research and Financial Engineering)
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              		Decision Aids for Selection Problems (Springer Series in Operations Research and Financial Engineering)
              David L. Olson
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              ASIN: 0387945601

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              One of the most important tasks faced by decision-makers in business and government is that of selection. Selection problems are challenging in that they require the balancing of multiple, often conflicting, criteria. In recent years, a number of interesting decision aids have become available to assist in such decisions. The aim of this book is to provide a comparative survey of many of the decision aids currently available. The first chapters present general ideas which underpin the methodologies used to design these aids. Subsequent chapters then focus on specific decision aids and demonstrate some of the software which implement these ideas. A final chapter provides a comparative analysis of their strengths and weaknesses.
              Decision Making and Forecasting
              Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
              • Nice synthesis
              		 Decision Making and Forecasting
              Kneale T. Marshall , and Robert M. Oliver
              Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Companies
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              ASIN: 0070480273

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              This unique text provides a systematic review of decision-making under uncertainty and regards forecasting as an integral component to the decision-making process. The book covers both decision trees and influence diagrams and shows how they relate to each other and how emphasis is placed on the value of information and the assessment of probabilities. Targeted at both upper-level operations research courses and at practitioners. This text is packaged with an accessible, useful decision tree analysis program.

              Customer Reviews:

              5 out of 5 stars Nice synthesis.......2000-05-09

              Nice synthesis of decision making problems in a triadic framework of data collection, forecasting and decision making. The tools for decision making such as influence diagrams, decision trees, and analytical hierarchy process discussed with rich examples. The book title is a misnomer as far as forecasting techniques since it lacks any discussion of any forecasting techniques. Otherwise, it is a novel presentation on decision analysis. The forecasting aspect refers to the forecast information that will reduce uncertainty in the decision making situation. Forecasting is, thus, an information acquisition decision, the soundness of which depends on the "value of information," a recurring theme in this book.

              A must for all management scientists and decision analysis professionals with an inquiring mind. This book is one of my prized possessions.

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