Uncertainty in Strategic Decision Making
eBook - ePub

Uncertainty in Strategic Decision Making

Analysis, Categorization, Causation and Resolution

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eBook - ePub

Uncertainty in Strategic Decision Making

Analysis, Categorization, Causation and Resolution

About this book

Knight (1921) defines uncertainty as an informational market failure that, while being detrimental to most existing businesses, presents possible profitable opportunities for others. This book builds upon that classic work by providing an analysis of the alternative approaches to strategic decision-making under such uncertainty. It covers what uncertainty is, why it is important, and what connections it has to business and related fields, culminating in a new and comprehensive typology and a valuable guide for how to appropriately address various types of uncertainties, even under AI.

It clarifies the current terminological and categorical confusion about 'unknowns' while complementing the mathematical, probability-based approaches that treat uncertainty as 'knowable' (i.e., as risk). It corrects the mistaken approaches that treat 'unknowables' as 'shapeable' or 'discoverable'. This book widens the perspective for viewing uncertainty, in terms of its impacts across humanity, byoffering a shrewder understanding of what roles uncertainties play in human activity. It will appeal to academics across business, economics, philosophy, and other disciplines looking for approaches to apply, test, and hone for dealing with decision-making under uncertainty.



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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
  3. 1. Overview of This Book on Strategic Decision-Making Under Uncertainty
  4. 2. Confusion over Uncertainty in Decision-Making
  5. 3. Definitions of Uncertainty (for Decision-Making)
  6. 4. Sources of Uncertainty (in Decision-Making)
  7. 5. Span of Effects of Uncertainty (in Decision-Making)
  8. 6. Negative Effects of Uncertainty (on Decision-Making)
  9. 7. Positive Effects of Uncertainty (on Decision-Making)
  10. 8. Optimal Uncertainty (in Decision-Making)
  11. 9. Measures of Uncertainty (in Decision-Making)
  12. 10. Multi-Dimensionality of Uncertainty
  13. 11. Uncertainty’s Connections to Entrepreneurship
  14. 12. Uncertainty’s Connections to Strategy
  15. 13. Uncertainty’s Connections to Creativity, Art, and Music
  16. 14. Uncertainty’s Connections to Spirituality/Religion
  17. 15. Uncertainty’s Connections to Curiosity, Neurobiology, and Evolution
  18. 16. Past Failures to Engage with Uncertainty
  19. 17. A New Typology of Uncertainty (for Decision-Making)
  20. 18. Best Treatments and Approaches to Uncertainty Types (in Decision-Making)
  21. 19. Conclusions of the Analysis of Uncertainty (as Everything)
  22. 20. Supplement on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Uncertainty
  23. Back Matter