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Vol 27 - No 05 - June 2001 Managing Uncertainty –tools Or Techniques? Uncertainty is a human trait, it is all around us and we cannot make it go away. However,we can create organisations designed to reduce internal uncertainty and improve our responsiveness to external uncertainty... As managers we will tend to look for tools to do this,however,I will argue that the subject is all about management technique. We are immersed in market forces, encouraging us to buy the latest better widget. A violin player will be much better with a new better violin; at every grand prix each Formula 1 team rolls out their car with the latest modifications. The tools to do the job get ever better. To be the best you MUST have the very latest kit. In certain respects it is true, but have we become seduced by technology, to the exclusion of technique?... Page number: Page: 17 Word count: Words: approx. 1200 Related Topics: Analytical techniques Human resources
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