Critical Thinking for Managers: Structured Decision-Making and Persuasion in Business

Author:   Radu Atanasiu
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
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9783030735999


Pages:   186
Publication Date:   11 May 2021
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Radu Atanasiu
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.465kg
ISBN:  

9783030735999


ISBN 10:   3030735990
Pages:   186
Publication Date:   11 May 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Part I. Overview.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Who Needs Critical Thinking?.- Part II. Critical Thinking in Business Decision-Making.- 3. Hidden Assumptions.- 4. Test Your Business Assumptions.- 5. Reason, Emotions, and Intuition.- 6. Cognitive Biases.- 7. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions.- 8. Decision-Making in Groups.- 9. Problem Solving.- Part III. Critical Thinking in Persuasion.- 10. One-on-One Persuasion.- 11. Debating.- 12. Fallacies.- 13 Ten Fair-Play Principles in Argumentation.- 14. The Courage to Change Our Mind.- 15. Wrap Up. 

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It is a how-to guide on critical thinking for managers. Although it is a very serious subject it is written in a pleasant, engaging and easy-to-read style and is larded with some fun, enlightening and sometimes challenging intermezzos. The book has a certain focus on decision making and pursuasion as the subtitle discloses and it is a very efficient pick from the vast world of critical thinking for practical use by managers. (Paul Hartog, goodreads.com, July 15, 2021)


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Radu Atanasiu teaches critical thinking for business, decision-making in managerial contexts, and corporate strategy at the Bucharest International School of Management / Maastricht School of Management Romania, at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, and at the Entrepreneurship Academy in Bucharest. He also teaches several courses online (MOOCs), especially the popular iversity course ""Critical Thinking for Business."" Aside from teaching, Radu researches managerial heuristics, conducts executive workshops for businesses, and is actively involved as an angel investor in several technological start-ups. He also runs marathons, often dressed as Mickey Mouse.

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