Smart Management: How Simple Heuristics Help Leaders Make Good Decisions in an Uncertain World

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Jochen Reb Shenghua Luan

Smart Management

How Simple Heuristics Help Leaders Make Good Decisions in an Uncertain World

Jochen Reb, Shenghua Luan, Gerd Gigerenzer

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MIT Press
14 May 2024

Economics

Why successful leaders must embrace simple strategies in an increasingly uncertain and complex world.

Why successful leaders must embrace simple strategies in an increasingly uncertain and complex world.

Making decisions is one of the key tasks of managers, leaders, and professionals. In Smart Management, Jochen Reb, Shenghua Luan, and Gerd Gigerenzer demonstrate how business leaders can utilize heuristics-simple decision-making strategies adapted to the task at hand. In a world that has become increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA), the authors make the case against complex analytical methods that quickly reach their limits. This against-the-grain approach leads to decisions that are not only faster but also more accurate, transparent, and easier to learn about, communicate, and teach. Smart Management offers an evidence-based yet practical discussion of how business leaders can use smart heuristics to make good decisions in a VUCA world.

Building on the fast-and-frugal heuristics program, Smart Management demonstrates the efficacy of heuristic decision making in a twofold approach. First, it introduces the concept of ecological rationality, which prescribes the environmental conditions under which specific heuristics work well. Second, the book describes a repertoire of heuristics, referred to as the adaptive toolbox, that leaders, managers, and professionals can develop and rely on to make a variety of decisions, such as on business strategy, negotiation, and personnel selection. The toolbox not only showcases the practical usefulness of these heuristics but also inspires readers to discover and develop their own smart heuristics.

By: Jochen Reb, Shenghua Luan, Gerd Gigerenzer
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780262548014
ISBN 10: 0262548011
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 14 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments ix Part I 1 What You (Likely) Won't Learn in Business School 3 2 Why Heuristics? 15 3 The Adaptive Toolbox 33 Part II 4 Hiring and Firing 55 5 Strategy 73 6 Innovation 89 7 Negotiating in the Real World 103 8 Building Better Teams and Communities 121 9 Leaders' Adaptive Toolbox 133 Part III 10 The Power of Intuition 151 11 Creating Smart Decision-Making Cultures 161 12 Artificial Intelligence and Psychological Intelligence 177 13 What You Should Learn in Business School 195 Glossary 211 Notes 217 References 231 Index 251

Jochen Reb is Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources and founding Director of the Mindfulness Initiative at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University. Shenghua Luan is Professor of Psychology and Principal Investigator of the Risk and Uncertainty Management Lab at the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Gerd Gigerenzer is Director of the Harding Center for Risk Literacy at the University of Potsdam, Director Emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, and Partner of Simply Rational-the Institute for Decisions. He is the author of Calculated Risks, Gut Feelings, Risk Savvy, and How to Stay Smart in a Smart World (MIT Press).