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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
James Surowiecki |
ISBN: | 0385503865 9780385503860 0316861731 9780316861731 |
OCLC Number: | 54022622 |
Description: | xxi, 296 pages ; 22 cm |
Contents: | Wisdom of crowds -- Difference difference makes: waggle dances, the Bay of Pigs, and the value of diversity -- Monkey see, monkey do: imitation, information cascades, and independence -- Putting the pieces together: the CIA, Linux, and the art of decentralization -- Shall we dance?: coordination in a complex world -- Society does exist: taxes, tipping, television, and trust -- Traffic: what we have here is a failure to coordinate -- Science: collaboration, competition, and reputation -- Committees, juries, and teams: the Columbia disaster and how small groups can be made to work -- Company: meet the new boss, same as the old boss? -- Markets: beauty contests, bowling alleys, and stock prices -- Democracy: dreams of the common good -- Acknowledgments -- Notes. |
Responsibility: | James Surowiecki. |
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A bright and lucid columnist for THE NEW YORKER . . . [Surowiecki] knows how to make a convincing, sometimes entertaining case - SUNDAY TIMESErudite and entertaining . . . he has a rare gift for combining rigorous thought with entertaining examples - FINANCIAL TIMESDazzling . . . will turn your world upside down. It's an adventure story, a manifesto, and the most brilliant book on business, society and everyday life that I've read in years - Malcolm Gladwell, author of THE TIPPING POINTA handsome addition to the books that combine the verve of smart magazine writing with a whiff of academia . . .a fantastically stylish counter to the expert-knows-best line . . . an offbeat argument for democracy. In the future, ''crowd pleaser'' might no - GQ Read more...
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