Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions

Author: Gary Klein
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ISBN: 0262611465
Publisher: MIT Press (26 February, 1999)
Sales Rank: 9,065
Average Customer Rating: 4.42 out of 5

Customer Reviews

Rating: 5 out of 5
A very readable book that talks to the reader
Although I am not a professional in this area, I have had many experiences that required me to learn how people make decisions. This book goes a long way toward explaining these processes and provides plenty of examples to learn from. Not only does Gary Klein present his results, he covers how the data were obtained, its analysis, his assumptions, and how the conclusions were reached. It provides great insight into one's own thinking and decision making process. I was truly amazed at how readable this book was and how thoroughly real life examples were analyzed. I would recommend it to anyone in any field.

Rating: 5 out of 5
Truly thinking out-of-the-box, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
This is an excellent book on decision making. I borrowed a copy at my library. Once I started reading it, I realized that this actually belonged to an serious business reader's bookshelf. I went out and bought a copy. There are several features that make this book a must-have: 1. The author's tlk about decision making under high pressure 2. Time, as in real life, is at premium 3. There is often little opportunity to do detailed analysis as our graduate school textbooks showed us. 4. There is a lot more to decisions than rational choice models.

This book takes all this into account. The authors present a coherent argument. The book's logical organization makes thier points easy to grasp. This book will be of value to both managers and researchers. Unlike many other books on decison making, this one is based on rigirous research spannig many years---not one guy's opinions. Buy it, highlight it, dog-ear it, and absorb it. Sources of Power is truly an excellent source of power about a new, integrative way of thinking. EXCELLENT READ.

Rating: 5 out of 5
Amazing
Far exceeded my expectations in terms of supplying useable information about how to make better decisions. Reading this book has made me a better person. The numbers of books that I can say that about are fewer than the number of fingers on one hand.

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