%0 Book

%T Making critical decisions a practical guide for nonprofit organizations ; features an easy-to-use matrix for effective decision making

%A Snow, Roberta

%A Phillips, Paul H.

%A Snow, Roberta M.

%7 1. ed.

%I Jossey-Bass

%@ 9780787976361

%K Nonprofit-Organisation

%K Entscheidung

%K Nonprofit-Management

%K Decision making

%K Nonprofit organizations Management

%D c 2008

%X Includes bibliographical references and index

%X List of tables and exhibits -- Acknowledgments -- The authors -- Introduction -- About decision making -- The art and science of decision making: putting theory into practice -- What works -- What doesn't work -- Reacting versus responding -- Responding versus reacting -- Borrowing from business: due diligence in decision making -- What investors do -- Defining due diligence -- Staging implementation to reduce risk -- A consistent approach to critical decisions -- Managing critical decisions: the who, what, and how -- Who decides? -- What choices? -- How do you put it all together -- Enter the matrix: introducing an effective tool -- The matrix: framing the decision -- The rows: weighting the due diligence criteria -- The columns: scoring the due diligence criteria -- Using the matrix for binary decisions -- Using the matrix for choices among similar options -- Using the matrix for choices among dissimilar options -- Making critical decisions -- Stage one: feasibility -- The seductive nature of new ideas -- Common feasibility decisions -- The feasibility matrix -- Stage two: pilot -- Piloting the feasible decision -- Designing the pilot project -- The pilot matrix -- Stage three: implementation -- From pilot to implementation -- A good implementation plan -- The implementation matrix -- Stage four: cutback -- Dimensions of cutting back -- The cutback matrix -- Putting the matrix to work -- Boards of directors -- Executive directors -- Managers -- Funders -- Consultants -- The decision-making guide -- Assessing the decision -- Working through the matrix -- Appendix: staff renewal decisions -- Notes -- Further reading -- Index

%C Jossey-Bass

%C San Francisco, Calif.

%U http://slubdd.de/katalog?TN_libero_mab2