Uncertainty deconstructed: (Record no. 5037)
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 9783031080067 |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 658.40388 |
Item number | GAR |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Garvey, Bruce |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Uncertainty deconstructed: |
Remainder of title | a guidebook for decision support practitioners |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Springer |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Switzerland |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2022 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | xxiv, 304 p. |
365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
Price type code | EURO |
Price amount | 74.99 |
490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT | |
Series statement | Science, technology and Innovation studies |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | This book argues that uncertainty is not really uncertainty at all but just demonstrates a lack of vision and willingness to think about the unthinkable – good and bad. The task of accepting that uncertainty is about exploring the possible, rather than the impossible has to be taken on board by strategists, policy developers, and political leaders, if we are to meet the challenges that an ever changing world is throwing at us. The term “unknown – unknowns” is ubiquitous, albeit the vast majority of future uncertain events do not fall into this category. However, it has been used to absolve decision makers from criticism post-event, whereas poor foresight is the prime culprit and that most future uncertainties are “known-unknowns” or “inevitable surprises”. <br/><br/>This re-positioning of uncertainties can help mitigate the impact of such risks through better foresight aware contingency planning. The enemy is not uncertainty itself but our lack of imagination when trying to visualize the future – we need to transform our behaviour. To better understand uncertainty we have to deconstruct it and get to grips with its component parts. Three main questions are posed and practical approaches presented: What are the main structural components that make up the conditions under which uncertainty operates? What scenario lenses can be used when exploring uncertainty? What behavioural factors do we need to consider when analysing the human responses to uncertainty? Practitioners, having to deal with making better decisions under uncertainty, will find the book a useful guide. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Decision making--Data processing |
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Humzah, Dowshan |
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Roux, Storm Le |
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Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
Koha item type | Book |
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Dewey Decimal Classification | IT & Decisions Sciences | IN378 | 20-02-2023 | Indian Institute of Management LRC | Indian Institute of Management LRC | General Stacks | 03/14/2023 | Bharatiya Sahitya Bhavana | 4531.21 | 658.40388 GAR | 004707 | 03/14/2023 | 1 | 6891.58 | 03/14/2023 | Book |