Introduction I am going to evaluate a management book that is written by Williams, Steve (2001). The book is titled “Making better business decisions: understanding and improving critical thinking and problem-solving skills”. It was printed in London by Sage publishers. I have read the book and I have seen it useful to both students of management and young inexperienced managers. In this paper I will analyze the book from my point of view; I will give an overview of the book and the areas that it touches on. Theories or Concepts Featured In This Book The book focuses on management and how decisions are made in a business situation. It starts by giving a deep analysis of what management is. He portrays, a manager as the fuel of an organization and thus at all times he must be sober and work for the interest of the organization. It goes further to define the various forms of management (democratic, lazier-free, diplomatic, and autocratic forms of management). After this he gets into the major topic of the day that is making managerial decisions. Major Topic/ Subject The main subject of the book is on how efficient and good managers make decisions. In the book he discusses the processes that a manager should go through before coming up with a decision however small the decision might look to be. Here is what he says: Managerial decision-making is the process through which managers arrive at the alternative solution to a given challenge facing an organization. The success of an organization is dependent on the quality of decision made by its manager. One of the major attributes that make a good manager stand out is his or her decisiveness. The quality of decisions made by a manager is reflected in the performance of his or her organization. The following are the processes that he recommends to be taken; Defining the Problem The first step in making a good decision is defining the challenge that calls for a decision to be made. There are problems that require either a “no” or a “yes”, others require an urgent solution and others can wait for a certain period of time for alternative solution to be arrived at. Generally to have a job well-done, it is of great importance that people involved start from the beginning. Decision making is not an exemption. In this stage, a good context of the problem is grasped. It is only after getting the correct understanding of the problem that he/she can make a good decision. Gathering Data In this stage the manager should gather all relevant data and facts. It is from the facts and data that he develops various alternatives of choices that can be used to solve the problem at hand. The statistics will also be the ones that will support the final decision. There are various methods of collecting data; they include researching, brainstorming, and experimentation. It is the manager’s duty to choose the right method to adopt because different problems call for diverse methods. Depending on the problem, the people to be consulted differ. However an effective manager should ensure that he/she consults those who matter and those who know. Consultation assists in making a more informed decision and assists in generating more alternatives of choice. Their opinions and viewpoints should be consider