Lesca, Humbert,

Strategic decisions and weak signals : anticipation for decision-making / Humbert Lesca, Nicolas Lesca. - 1 online resource (xi, 131 pages) - Focus series . - Focus nanoscience and nanotechnology series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Subject within the Field of Management Science: Concepts and Issues / Humbert Lesca, Nicolas Lesca -- State of the Art: Systems Suggested by Previous Authors / Humbert Lesca, Nicolas Lesca -- Proposed Systems: Results of Information System Prototyping Research Conducted at the CNRS-CERAG Lab (France) / Humbert Lesca, Nicolas Lesca -- Conclusion -- Glossary.

An increasing number of business executives, managers and political leaders are using the concept of "weak signals" nowadays. There are also an increasing number of people trying to find out exactly what this concept means, as well as when and how to use it. Such questions arise particularly when it comes down to making strategic decisions. To help with these questions, this book defines the concept of the "weak signal" and then demonstrates how it would be useful in relation to strategic decisions, and more precisely in relation to three moments of the strategic decision, i.e.:

English.

9781118959152 1118959159 9781118959138 1118959132 1118959140 9781118959145 1848216092 9781848216099

10.1002/9781118959152 doi


Decision making--Data processing.
Prise de d�ecision--Informatique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Organizational Behavior.
Decision making--Data processing

HD30.23

658.4/03