- Explains what information qualifies as evidence and how it can drive better organizational decisions
- Outlines how to improve the quality of organizational decisions by using data from multiple sources including organizational data, professional expertise, stakeholder values and scientific literature
- Shows how to critically analyze and evaluate evidence in order to get the most out of it
- Online resources: Lecture slides, case studies, exercises and further reading
Evidence-Based Management
How to Use Evidence to Make Better Organizational Decisions
Make better organizational decisions using data and evidence from sources both inside and outside your business
Key features at a glance
EAN: 9780749483746
Edition: 1
Published:
Format: 235x155
392 pages
About the book
Decisions in businesses and organizations are too often based on fads, fashions and the success stories of famous CEOs. At the same time, traditional models and new cutting-edge solutions often fail to deliver on what they promise.
This situation leaves managers, business leaders, consultants and policymakers with a profound challenge: how can we stay away from trends and quick fixes, and instead use valid and reliable evidence to support the organization?
In response to this problem, evidence-based management has evolved with the goal of improving the quality of decision-making by using critically evaluated evidence from multiple sources - organizational data, professional expertise, stakeholder values and scientific literature. This book sets out and explains the specific skills needed to gather, understand and use evidence to make better-informed organizational decisions.
Evidence-Based Management is a comprehensive guide that provides current and future managers, consultants and organizational leaders with the knowledge and practical skills to improve the quality and outcome of their decision-making. Online resources include case studies, exercises, lecture slides and further reading.
About the authors
Eric Barends is Managing Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Management and advises management teams and boards of directors on evidence-based management and decision-making. He is also a visiting lecturer at New York University, Australian National University and VU University Amsterdam.
Denise M Rousseau is the H J Heinz II University Professor of Organizational Behavior and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College and Tepper School of Business. She was formerly the President of the Academy of Management and is an adviser to numerous social enterprises, professional associations, and governmental and for-profit organizations.
Evidence-Based Management is another way of saying 'we deal in facts, in reality'. The differentiating factor in Google's people strategy was that we relied on evidence-based management to separate what we 'hoped would be true' from reality. This superb book gives you the tools to build your own roadmap to excellence.
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