Schneeweiss, Christoph. <br/><br/>
Hierarchies in Distributed Decision Making  [electronic resource] / 
by Christoph Schneeweiss. 
 - 1st ed. 1999. 
 - XV, 341 p.  online resource. 
<br/><br/>1: Introduction -- 2: Basic Concepts of Hierarchical Planning -- 3: Constructional Hierarchies -- 4: Organizational Hierarchies -- 5: Principal Agent Hierarchies -- 6: Hierarchical Production Planning -- 7: Organizational Design and Flexibility -- 8: Implementation -- 9: Cost Accounting -- 10: Hierarchical Configurations -- 11: Coordination -- 12: Negotiations -- 13: A Unifying Perspective of the Management Process. 
<br/><br/> Distributed decision making is described in this book from a hierarchical perspective. A unified approach allows to treat such seemingly diverse fields as multi-level decision making, hierarchical production planning, principal agent theory, hierarchical negotiations, and dynamic games within the framework of a general pair of functional equations. In doing so, the book covers the range from a multi-level one-person decision problem to a multi-person antagonistic planning and leadership situation. These general ideas are illustrated with numerous examples and real-life planning situations. In addition, the treatise provides a theoretical foundation for important problem areas in business administration such as hierarchical production planning, the problems of design and implementation, modern concepts in managerial accounting, and supply chain management. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783662038307 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1007/978-3-662-03830-7  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Operations research.<br/>Decision making.<br/>Computers.<br/>Economic theory.<br/>Operations Research/Decision Theory.<br/>Information Systems and Communication Service.<br/>Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD30.23 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.40301