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Developing and Validating the Multidimensional Proactive Decision-Making Scale
On the basis of an extensive interdisciplinary literature review proactive decision-making (PDM) is conceptualised as a multidimensional concept. We conduct five studies with over…
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Identifying and Structuring the Objectives of the Islamic State of Iraq and The Levant (Isil) and its Followers
This study addressed three questions: 1. What are the objectives of the leaders of ISIL? 2. What are the objectives of the followers of…
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Caltrans: Which road projects deserve the money?
In September 2014, Ralph Keeney and I advised the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans): how can around USD 2.3 billion of road projects a…
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Die Ziele des Islamischen Staats: Neue Studie zu den Führungspersonen des IS und seinen Anhängern
What does the Islamic State want? Dr. Johannes Siebert at the University of Bayreuth and U.S. researchers at the University of Southern California (USC)…
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Deciding without tunnel vision – How the creative search for alternatives pays off
“There is no alternative!” was how British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher justified her economic and social policy reform program in the late 1970s. This…
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Creating More and Better Alternatives for Decisions Using Objectives
The quality of alternatives is crucial for making good decisions. This research, based on five empirical studies of important personally relevant decisions, examines the…
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Identifying and structuring strategic objectives: a case study of a major energy utility
Identifying and structuring strategic objectives: a case study of a major energy utility Before a company can develop good strategic alternatives, it has to…