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Howard Raiffa was born in the Bronx, New York on January 24, 1924. He was attending City College when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps, where he was a radar specialist. He received a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1946, a master's degree in statistics, and a doctorate in mathematics from the mostra'n més University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He taught at Columbia University from 1952 to 1957 and then joined the faculty of the business school at Harvard University. He was a co-founder of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard (now the Harvard Kennedy School). He was a member of the university faculty for 37 years before retiring in 1994. He pioneered what became known as decision science - a discipline that encompasses negotiating techniques, conflict resolution, risk analysis, and game theory. He was the author of 11 books including Games and Decisions: Introduction and Critical Survey written with R. Duncan Luce, Applied Statistical Decision Theory written with Robert Schlaifer, The Art and Science of Negotiation: How to Resolve Conflicts and Get the Best Out of Bargaining, Decision Analysis: Introductory Lectures on Choices Under Uncertainty, and Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions written with John S. Hammond and Ralph L. Keeney. He died from Parkinson's disease on July 8, 2016 at the age of 92. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys

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Data de naixement
1924
Data de defunció
2016-07-08
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Professions
Mathematician

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smart choices is a book written by authors from academic origination. John S. Hammond is a former professor at Harvard business school. He is a Decision-making consultant in the field of negotiation and corporate strategy. Ralph L. Keeney is a professor in Marshall School of business at the University of Southern California. A decision-making consultant and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Howard raffia is a professor emeritus at Harvard business school . He is a pioneer in developing decision and negotiating analysis.

We can see from the author’s background this book is mainly for high-level education people as it is concentrated on decision making. As a reader and upon completing the book, you will realize various things. The book, in its simplicity not only in the language written but also in the content examples and explanations is targeted to any type of reader regardless his/her educational background. High school student, university student, new graduates, Architects, engineers, planners, marketers, salespeople and even people with limited education can benefit from the content of this book. In many areas, it comprises high-level knowledge simplified for the readers

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