Introduction to the Health Professions or Judgment in Managerial Decision Making

Introduction to the Health Professions

Author: Peggy S Stanfield

The fourth edition of this comprehensive text reflects the many important changes that have taken place in the health professions. Health care reform, alterations in educational and legal requirements, and current social, ethical, and political issues are all thoroughly discussed in relation to the health professions. Written specifically for students majoring in a health or health-related discipline, Introduction to the Health Professions is ideally suited for students in one- or two-year programs who plan to become health care workers. In addition to outlining more than 75 careers in health, this text also touches on nearly every major facet of the field, from the evolution of medicine to payment for health care services.

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New edition of a text for students beginning their education in health care. Coverage includes an overview of the health care system in the US<-->its history, categories of services, and financing. Individual chapters are devoted to various professions, with description of work environments and trends, educational and legal requirements, earnings, related occupations, and sources of further information. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Judgment in Managerial Decision Making

Author: Max H Bazerman

Is your judgment influenced by personal biases?

In situations requiring careful judgment, we're all influenced by our own biases to some extent. But, with Max Bazerman's Judgment in Managerial Decision Making, Sixth Edition, you can learn how to overcome those biases to make better managerial decisions.

The text examines judgment in a variety of organizational contexts, and provides practical strategies for changing your decision-making processes and improving these processes so that they become part of your permanent behavior. Throughout, you'll findnumerous hands-on decision exercises and examples from the author's extensive executive training experience that will help you enhance the quality of your managerial judgment.

Past editions have been used in top universities, in business schools, and in public policy, psychology, and economics classes. In addition, the text has been widely recognized by practitioners in the world of behavioral finance.

Revised with two new chapters

This Sixth Edition now adds chapters on bounded ethicality (Chapter 8) and bounded awareness (Chapter 11). Both of these chapters are based on Bazerman's recent writing with Dolly Chugh and Mahzarin Banaji.

Max H. Bazerman is the Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. In addition, Max is also formally affiliated with the Kennedy School of Government, the Psychology Department, and the Program on Negotiation at Harvard. He is the author or co-author of over 150 research articles and chapters, and the author of numerous other books. Max was named one of the top 30 authors, speakers, and teachers ofmanagement by Executive Excellence in each of their two most recent rankings.

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Provides training in decision making by creating awareness of the decision-making process and by offering strategies for improving these processes. For use in undergraduate economics, psychology, and organizational behavior courses. This fourth edition provides more contemporary examples of real-world decisions, a new chapter on motivational biases, and expanded material on decision-making from individual and multi-party perspectives. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.